OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME: 
Henry Wilson 
(born Jeremiah Jones Colbath)

BORN:
February 16, 1812,
Farmington, New Hampshire

EDUCATION:
Attended the Strafford, Wolfeboro, and Concord Academies

DIED:
November 22, 1875 (age 63),
Capitol Building (Washington, DC)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Whig (before 1848)
Free Soil (1848–1854)
Know Nothing (1854–1855)
Republican (1855–1875)

HIGHLIGHTS:
1833:
Had  named legally changed to Henry Wilson,
Moved to Natick, Mass,
Trained as a shoemaker
1841-1852:
Served in Massachusetts State Legislature
1848-1851:
Owner and Editor of the Boston Republican
1852:
Unsuccessful candidate for Congress
1853:
Delegate to MA State Constitutional Convention
1853:
Unsuccessful Republican candidate for Governor of Massachusetts
1855-1873:
U.S. Senator (Republican-Mass)
1861:
Raised and commanded the 22nd  Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
1873-1875:
Vice President of the United States

RESOURCES:
U.S. Senate Historical Office
Biographical Directory of Congress
Natick Historical Society
Lehrman Institute
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia

OBITUARY:
New York Times

PORTRAITS: