He was born in Snow Hill, Maryland, and later moved to Mississippi.
He was the son of Ephraim King Wilson and brother to Ephraim King Wilson II.
He was a member of the Mississippi State Legislature from 1858 to 1859 and 1860 to 1861.
He later joined the Confederate States Army and was mortally wounded at the Battle of Antietam.
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