John Wilson (Arkansas politician)

John Wilson
Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives
In office
1836 – December 11, 1837
GovernorJames Conway
Succeeded byGrandison Royston
Personal details
Died1865
Texas

Colonel John Wilson (died 1865) was an American politician. He served as the Speaker of the House of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1836 to 1837. He killed fellow representative Joseph J. Anthony in 1837, being acquitted but expelled from the House. He was later reelected in 1840. Wilson died in Texas in 1865.


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