John Allen Wilcox
John A. Wilcox | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | |
| Preceded by | Winfield S. Featherston |
| Succeeded by | William T. S. Barry |
| First Confederate Congress | |
| In office 1861-1862 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 18, 1819 |
| Died | February 7, 1864 (aged 44) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Party | Whig Democratic |
| Relatives | Cadmus M. Wilcox (brother) |
| Profession | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America Confederate States of America |
| Branch/service | US Army Confederate States Army |
| Rank | Colonel (CSA) |
| Battles/wars | Mexican–American War American Civil War |
John Allen Wilcox (or John Alexander Wilcox) (April 18, 1819 – February 7, 1864) was a politician from Mississippi and Texas who served in the United States House of Representatives in the early 1850s and then in the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War.