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A business lawyer, Wilson advocated moderating the [[income tax]] among lower brackets and "reasonable" levels of [[protectionism]].<ref name=legalisticfreesoiler/> He also backed railroad grants and the Homestead Act, though opposed the Morrill College Land-Grant Act. Along with other Radical Republicans, Wilson adamantly supported a military occupation of the South during [[Reconstruction]] on the grounds that it was the only effective means of ensuring security.<ref name=legalisticfreesoiler/>
A business lawyer, Wilson advocated moderating the [[income tax]] among lower brackets and "reasonable" levels of [[protectionism]].<ref name=legalisticfreesoiler/> He also backed railroad grants and the Homestead Act, though opposed the Morrill College Land-Grant Act. Along with other Radical Republicans, Wilson adamantly supported a military occupation of the South during [[Reconstruction]] on the grounds that it was the only effective means of ensuring security.<ref name=legalisticfreesoiler/>
During the presidency of [[Ulysses S. Grant]], Wilson was offered several positions in the Cabinet, including the [[State Department]], though declined to take any of them.<ref>March 20, 1869. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1869/03/20/83466453.pdf Hon. James F. Wilson and the Cabinet.] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 27, 2021.</ref>
====Johnson impeachment====
====Johnson impeachment====