He killed fellow representative Joseph J. Anthony in 1837, being acquitted but expelled from the House.
[3] On December 4, 1837, Wilson entered into a knife fight with fellow representative Joseph J. Anthony after arguing with him about the Arkansas Real Estate Bank, of which Wilson was the president.
[3] He was also expelled from the House on December 5, with Grandison Royston being chosen as the new Speaker.
[3] It concluded with Wilson being found guilty of excusable homicide and released.
He ran for election to the Texas state legislature but was unsuccessful.