1. Wilson Shannon was an American attorney and Democratic Party politician from Ohio.
21 Facts About Wilson Shannon
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Wilson Shannon served one term in the US House of Representatives and was the 14th and 16th governor of Ohio.
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Wilson Shannon was the first Ohio governor born in the state.
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Wilson Shannon was the second governor of the Kansas Territory.
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Wilson Shannon failed to stop an attack by pro-slavery forces and retaliation ensued.
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Wilson Shannon fled and submitted a resignation letter before receiving official news of his firing.
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Wilson Shannon was admitted to the bar and began practicing law in 1830.
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Wilson Shannon was prosecuting attorney for Belmont County from 1833 to 1835.
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Wilson Shannon ran for the US House of Representatives in 1832, losing by only 37 votes.
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Wilson Shannon then served as a prosecutor in Belmont County before winning election to the governorship in 1838.
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Wilson Shannon lost a re-election bid to the Whig candidate, Thomas Corwin, in 1840, but defeated Corwin for a second term two years later.
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Wilson Shannon resigned on April 15,1844, to take up an appointment from President John Tyler as Minister to Mexico.
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Wilson Shannon spent a year in the post before being recalled.
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Wilson Shannon went to California in the 1849 gold rush but returned and later won election to the US House of Representatives in 1852.
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Wilson Shannon served a single term before taking up an appointment from President Franklin Pierce as Governor of the Kansas Territory in 1855.
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Wilson Shannon was commissioned by President Pierce on August 10,1855.
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Wilson Shannon took the oath of office on September 7,1855, and served until June 24,1856, having been sworn into office a second time on June 13,1856.
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Wilson Shannon then served from July 7 through August 18,1856, when he was removed from office by the President.
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Wilson Shannon lost complete control of the territory and left for St Louis on June 23,1856, leaving Daniel Woodson as acting governor.
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Wilson Shannon set up a law practice in Lecompton, and later a practice in Lawrence and Topeka.
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Wilson Shannon died in Lawrence on August 30,1877, and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.