Donald R. Wilson
Donald R. Wilson (May 17, 1917 – November 28, 1983)[1][2] was a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia from January 26, 1976, to December 31, 1976.
Born in Detroit, Michigan,[2] Wilson received a A.B. from Princeton University in 1939, and an LL.B. and J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1942.[2][3] He served in the United States Army during World War II, attaining the rank of captain.[2] He was national commander of the American Legion, and as president of Oglethorpe University.[3]
On January 26, 1976, Governor Arch A. Moore Jr. appointed Wilson, a fellow Republican, to a seat on the state supreme court vacated by the resignation of Charles Harold Haden II, who had been appointed to a federal judgeship.[3] Wilson remained in office until the end of 1976.[2]
Wilson married Judith Ann Brady, with whom he had two sons.[2] Wilson died in 1983, at the age of 66.[1]
References
- ^ a b Annual Report of the West Virginia Bar Association (1984), p. 36.
- ^ a b c d e f The Mountaineer, Vol. 43, No. 1 (June 16, 1980), p. 3.
- ^ a b c Richard Grimes, "Donald Wilson Of Ripley Named To Highest Court", The Charleston Daily Mail (January 26, 1976), p. 1A.
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Preceded by | Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia 1976–1976 | Succeeded by Darrell V. McGraw Jr. |
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