Joseph S. Wilson
Joseph Shields Wilson was an immigrant from Ireland to the United States who held positions in the United States Department of the Treasury and United States Department of the Interior.Biography
Joseph Shields Wilson was born in Ireland circa 1806 and settled in the District of Columbia at an early age. He became a Messenger in the Department of the Treasury, and then a clerk. With the organization of the Department of the Interior in 1849, he became Chief Clerk of the General Land Office. He was appointed Commissioner of the General Land Office 1860-1861 and then again 1866-1871. His brother, John Wilson was also commissioner.
Wilson died in Washington, D.C. on June 23, 1874.
Wilson was the nephew of Congressman James Shields, and the cousin of Senator James Shields.
