Henry Wilson (Pennsylvania politician)

Henry Wilson (1778 – August 14, 1826) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1823 until his death in 1826.

Biography
Henry Wilson was born in Dauphin, Pennsylvania. He completed preparatory studies, studied law in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was admitted to the bar December 21, 1812, and commenced practice in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He served as prothonotary and clerk of Lehigh County Courts from 1815 to 1821.

Congress
Wilson was elected to the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Congresses and served until his death in Allentown in 1826.

Death and burial
After his death on August 14, 1826, his body was interred in Union Cemetery.