Originally a Whig , and a Republican after the party 's founding in the mid-1850s , Wilson was a delegate to the 1843 state constitutional convention , and served as Franklin County 's State 's Attorney from 1844 to 1845 . He served in the Vermont Senate from 1848 to 1849 , and was an assistant judge of the Franklin County Court from 1849 to 1851 . In 1850 , he was a again a delegate to the state constitutional convention . Wilson received the honorary degree of master of arts from the University of Vermont in 1853 . In 1855 , Wilson served on the Council of Censors , the body which met every seven years to review actions of the state government and ensure their constitutionality . In 1860 , Wilson was an alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention . From 1863 to 1865 , Wilson represented Bakersfield in the Vermont House of Representatives
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1860 Republican National Convention
William C. Wilson (judge)