What is Wilson Shannon?
{{Infobox Governor |name= Wilson Shannon |image= WShannon.jpg |caption= |order= 2nd |office=Territorial Governor of Kansas |term_start= September 7, 1855 |term_end= August 18, 1856 |lieutenant= |predecessor= [[Andrew Horatio Reeder|Andrew Reeder]] |successor= [[John W. Geary]] |order2=14th and 16th |office2=Governor of Ohio |term_start2=December 13, 1838 |term_end2=December 16, 1840 |preceded2=[[Joseph Vance]] |succeeded2=[[Thomas Corwin]] |term_start3=December 14, 1842 |term_end3=April 15, 1844 |preceded3=Thomas Corwin |succeeded3=[[Thomas W. Bartley]] |state4=Ohio |district4=[[Ohio's 17th congressional district|17th]] |term_start4=March 4, 1853 |term_end4=March 3, 1855 |preceded4=[[Joseph Cable]] |succeeded4=[[Charles J. Albright]] |birth_date= {{birth date|1802|2|24}} |birth_place= [[Belmont County, Ohio|Belmont County, Northwest Territory]] |death_date={{death date and age|1877|8|30|1802|2|24}} |death_place= [[Lawrence, Kansas]] |restingplace=Oak Hill Cemetery |spouse= Elizabeth Ellis, Sarah Osbun |profession= attorney, politician |party= [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] |alma_mater=[[Ohio University]]<br>[[Transylvania University]] |footnotes= }} '''Wilson Shannon''' (February 24, 1802 – August 30, 1877) was a [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] politician from [[Ohio]] and [[Kansas]]. He served as the [[List of Governors of Ohio|14th and 16th Governor of Ohio]]. He and was the first governor of Ohio born in the state. Shannon was the second governor of the [[Kansas Territory]]. ==Life== Shannon was born in [[Belmont County, Ohio]] on February 24, 1802. His father, George Shannon, fought in the [[American Revolution|Revolutionary War]]. ==Ohio== Shannon was a student at [[Ohio University]] and Translyvania University. He studied law. He became a lawyer in 1830.<ref name=OHC>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=336|title=Wilson Shannon|access-date=July 12, 2012|archive-date=August 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801005318/http://www.ohi