Arkansas Supreme Court Justice,  Chief Justice, 1868-71; US Representative from Arkansas, 1873-74; 1875-77. His influence with President Grant brought about presidential intervention in the Brooks-Baxter War.  Family links:  Spouse:  Catherine A. Reynolds Wilshire (1832 – 1900)*  Children:  Mary Ellen Wilshire Rightsell (1851 – 1903)*  Emma Wilshire Kelsey (1857 – 1887)*  William Wallace Wilshire (1859 – 1944)*  Margaret Louise Wilshire Terry (1867 – 1898)* *Calculated relationship