George A. Wilson
George Allison Wilson (* April 1, 1884 in Menlo, Guthrie County, Iowa, † September 8, 1953 in Des Moines, Iowa ) was an American politician ( Republican) and from 1939 to 1943 the 28th Governor of the State of Iowa. Between 1943 and 1949 he represented this in the U.S. Senate.
Early years
After primary school, Wilson attended Grinnell College and Iowa State University, where he studied law. There he made in 1907 his degree and in the same year he was admitted to the bar. After that he began in Des Moines to work in his new profession.
Between 1912 and 1914 he was a deputy district attorney in Polk County. From 1915 to 1916 he was there even then District Attorney. Between 1917 and 1921 he was District Judge.
Political career
Between 1925 to 1935 Wilson was a member of the Senate of Iowa, in 1936 he applied unsuccessfully for the office of governor of this state. Two years later he succeeded but to be chosen as a candidate of his party against the incumbent Nelson Kraschel in this office.
Wilson took up his new job on January 12, 1939. After a re-election in 1940 he was able to remain in this position until January 14, 1943. During this time, Wilson made some changes in the management structure of its government. Some committees were reformed or entirely abolished. For this, a Ministry of Public Security, a new tax commission and then, during the Second World War, a Defence Commission emerged. Wilson's last year as governor was overshadowed by the events of the war in which the United States participated in Pearl Harbor since December 7, 1941, the day of the Japanese attack. Also in Iowa had to be switched to armaments industrial production. Young men were mustered and drafted into the armed forces.
Further CV
In November 1942, George Wilson was then elected to the U.S. Senate. He repressed Clyde L. Herring, who had also been governor of Iowa between 1933 and 1937. Thus, Wilson took over the next six years his state in Congress. In the Senate, Wilson was a member of the Armed Services Committee ( Committee on Armed Services ) and the Committee on Small Business. In 1948 he failed to be confirmed. He defeated surprisingly against Guy Mark Gillette. He retired from the Senate on January 3, 1949. He was then working as a lawyer again. George Wilson died in September 1953. Together with his wife Mildred E. Zehner he had four children.