Charles Wilson - Government and Politics

Government and Politics

  • Charlie Wilson (Texas politician) (1933–2010), U.S. Congressman from Texas, 1973–1997; previously State Representative then State Senator
    • Charlie Wilson's War, a 2007 book and film about the aforementioned politician's career
  • Charlie Wilson (Ohio politician) (born 1943), former U.S. Congressman 2007–2010, previously State Representative then State Senator
  • Charles H. Wilson (1917–1984), U.S. Congressman from California, 1963–1981; State Assemblyman, 1954–1962
  • Charles Erwin Wilson (1890–1961), United States Secretary of Defense (1953–1957) and Head of General Motors (also known as "Engine Charlie")
  • Charles E. Wilson (1886–1972), CEO of GE and member of the Truman Administration (also known as "Electric Charlie")
  • Charles Wilson (Canadian politician) (1808–1877), member of the Legislative Council of Quebec in Lower Canada, Canadian Senator
  • Charles Wilson (British Columbia politician) (1841–1924), 19th-century member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly, first leader of the British Columbia Conservative Party
  • Charles Wilson (New Zealand politician) (1857–1932), New Zealand MP
  • Charles Wilson, 1st Baron Nunburnholme (1833–1907), English shipowner, Liberal Member of Parliament (MP)
  • Charles Wilson, 2nd Baron Nunburnholme (1875–1924), son of the 1st Baron, Liberal MP for Hull West, 1906–1907
  • Sir Charles Henry Wilson (Conservative politician) (1859–1930), MP for Leeds Central
  • Charles Wilsonn (1752–1829), Member of Parliament for Bewdley, 1814–1818
  • Charles R. Wilson (judge) (born 1954), U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
  • Charles Rivers Wilson (1831–1916), British civil servant and financier
  • Charles Kendall Wilson (1862–1934), Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand
  • Charles-Avila Wilson (1869–1936), Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge
  • Charles Burnett Wilson (1850–1926), Marshal of the Kingdom of Hawaii

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