George W. Wilson | |
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Commissioner of Internal Revenue | |
In office March 1, 1899 – November 27, 1900 | |
President | William McKinley |
Preceded by | Nathan B. Scott |
Succeeded by | John W. Yerkes |
Personal details | |
Born | September 13, 1843 Preble County, Ohio |
Died | November 27, 1900 Washington, D.C. | (aged 57)
George W. Wilson (1843–1900) was a Commissioner of Internal Revenue at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the United States. [1] [2]
Wilson was born on September 13, 1843, in Preble County, Ohio. [2]
During the American Civil War, Wilson became a private in the Union Army as part of the Fifty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry at the age of eighteen. He left the army at the end of the war as a first lieutenant. [2]
In 1866, Wilson began to practice law. In 1969, Wilson began working for the Internal Revenue Service where he served in various positions. He eventually became head of the IRS. [2]
Wilson served as IRS Commissioner from March 1, 1899, to November 27, 1900. [1]
Wilson died on November 27, 1900, in Washington, D.C. [2]