Eugene McLanahan Wilson (December 25, 1833 – April 10, 1890) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served in various legal and political offices in Minnesota including as a member of Congress and as the fifth and seventh mayor of Minneapolis.

[1] Wilson worked in Winona, Minnesota for several years in a law practice with former classmate William B. Mitchell.

During the Civil War Wilson served in the Union Army as captain of Company A in the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Cavalry Regiment.

[1] Wilson died while on a visit to regain his health in Nassau, British West Indies (now The Bahamas) on April 10, 1890.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress