Ohio County, West Virginia - Biography of Stanley B. Wilson.

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Submitted by Valerie Crook.


The History of West Virginia, Old and New
Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc.,
Chicago and New York, Volume III,
pg. 634-635
Ohio

STANLEY B. WILSON is one of the prominent young at-
torneys of the Wheeling bar, where since the close of the
great war he has succeeded in building up a fine practice
and a clientele representative of some of the best interests
in that city and vicinity. Mr. Wilson is an ex-service man,
and went into the army shortly after he was admitted to the
bar.

He was born at Glendale, West Virginia, March 8, 1890.
His father is Isaac B. Wilson, who was born in 1859 at Glen
Easton, West Virginia, was reared there, was married, and
has since resided at Moundsville, where for many years he
has conducted a successful musical merchandise store. He is
a republican in polities, is a trustee and supporting member of
the Episcopal Church and is affiliated with the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks. Isaac B. Wilson married Lilly New-
man, who was born at Glendale, West Virginia, in 1865 and
died at Moundsville in 1897. Her father, Lewis Newman,
was born in Virginia in 1825, as a young man removed to
Glendale, and conducted his farming operations on an exten-
sive scale. He died at Glendale in 1912. He was the lead-
ing democrat in his section of the state. Lewis Newman
married Clementine Pickett, who was born in 1830 and died
at Glendale in 1912. Mrs. Isaac B. Wilson was one of their
nine children.

Only child of his parents, Stanley B. Wilson grew up at
Moundsville, attended public school there, and after graduat-
ing from the high school in 1909 entered West Virginia
University, receiving his A. B. degree in 1914 and gradu-
ating at the head of his law class in 1916. He is a member
of the Beta Theta Pi college fraternity and belonged to
several of the honorary societies at the university. Mr.
Wilson practiced law at Moundsville with J. Howard Holt
from 1916 until he entered the First Officers' Training Camp
in May, 1917, at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis. He
was commissioned a second lieutenant, and in August, 1917,
was transferred to Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio, where
he was made a first lieutenant and later promoted to cap-
tain. In June, 1918, Captain Wilson went overseas with the
83rd Division, and was on duty in the Argonne sector and
the operations in the Meuse. After the armistice he was
transferred to the Thirty-second Division with the Army
of Occupation, and was in Germany from November, 1918,
until April, 1919. He returned home and was mustered
out at Camp Sherman in June, 1919.

Soon afterward Captain Wilson established his law offices
at Wheeling, and engaged in a general civil practice. His
offices are in the Wheeling Steel Corporation Building. Cap-
tain Wilson, who is unmarried, is a member of the Episcopal
Church, is affiliated with Moundsville Lodge No. 282 Benevo-
lent and Protective Order of Elks, is a member of the
County and State Bar Associations, and belongs to the Fort
Henry Club, the Wheeling Club and the University Club of
Wheeling.