The Civil Rights Act of 1875

Ephraim K. Wilson

(December 22, 1821 — February 24, 1891) Wilson was a teacher, lawyer, judge, and politician. Ephraim King Wilson was born in Worcester County, Maryland and attended school at Union Academy and Washington Academy. Later, he graduated from Jefferson College and spent six years teaching before studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1848. Wilson served as a member of the State House of Delegates in 1847 and retired to his farm in 1867 due to poor health. He was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-Third Congress from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875. He was again elected as a Democrat, but his time to the Senate, and served from March 4, 1885 until his death in 1891. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000577]

Member of Maryland Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875 [this display].

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