Charles Moseman Wilson, who was born in Ionia, Mich., October 10, 1858, is an elder brother of Hugh E. Wilson, whose sketch is given in full below. He attended the Ionia public school until seventeen years old, entered the literary department of the university at Ann Arbor in 1876, and graduated, with the degree of Ph.D., in 1880. He next studied law in the office of Blanchard, Bell & Cagwin, at Ionia, for two years, and in fall of 1882 was admitted to the bar immediately after which important event he returned to the Ann Arbor university, entered the law department, and gradated there from with the degree of LL. B., in 1883. He then at once located in Grand Rapids and was engaged as assistant with Champin, More until January, 1886, when the law firm of More & Wilson came into existence, Champin being elected to the supreme bench, and still continues their practice being general in its character as well as extensive in its scope.

Mr. Wilson was married at Auburn, N.Y., June 3, 1891, to Miss Jane Wadsworth Dunning, who was born March 13, 1861, a daughter of Henry S. and Jane (Wadsworth) Dunning, and this union resulted in the birth of two children--Henry Dunning and Helen Moseman. Mrs. Jane W. Wilson was called away October 22, 1897, and the mother of Mr. Wilson now superintends his household affairs. In politics, Mr. Wilson is a gold democrat, and fraternally is a Mason.