Simeon R. Wilson

{{Short description|American politician and newspaper editor}}

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| term_start = 1973

| term_end = 1993

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| birth_place = Hood River, Oregon

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| death_place = Bremerton, Washington

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Simeon Robert "Sim" Wilson III (August 2, 1927 – February 8, 2009) was an American politician and newspaper editor.

Born in Hood River, Oregon, Wilson served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from University of Washington and went to Ohio State University. Wilson was a newspaper editor in Marysville, Washington, who owned the Marysville Globe and The Arlington Times.{{cite news |last=Garateix |first=Marilyn |date=June 29, 1988 |title=The News: Weekly papers hold history for small towns |page=H1 |work=The Seattle Times}} He served in the Washington House of Representatives as a Republican from 1973 to 1993. He died in Bremerton, Washington.[http://www.lewischapel.com/obituary/Simeon-Robert-Wilson-III/Kingston-WA/632666 Simeon Wilson-obituary]{{cite news |last=Randall |first=Beckye |date=February 12, 2009 |title=Sim Wilson, former newspaper publisher and legislator, dies at 81 |url=http://www.northcountyoutlook.com/story/2009/02/12/news/sim-wilson-former-newspaper-publisher-and-legislator-dies-at-81/1535.html |work=North County Outlook |location=Marysville, Washington |accessdate=March 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320052352/http://www.northcountyoutlook.com/story/2009/02/12/news/sim-wilson-former-newspaper-publisher-and-legislator-dies-at-81/1535.html |archive-date=March 20, 2017 |url-status=usurped }}