Henry Wilson was born in Farmington, N.H., on Feb. 16, 1812. Originally named Jeremiah Jones Colbath, it was legally changed in 1833. Elected vice president with Ulysses S. Grant in 1872, Wilson suffered a stroke in 1875 and died in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 22, 1875.
Encyclopedia Americana - Born in Farmington, N.H., on Feb. 16, 1812. His name, originally Jeremiah Jones Colbath, was legally changed in 1833. Elected vice president with Ulysses S. Grant in 1872, Wilson suffered a stroke in 1875 and died in Washington, D gi.grolier.com/presidents/ea/vp/vpwil.html
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