Wilson /wil-son/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name is pronounced WIL-son. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Wilson is son of William. Surname.President Woodrow Wilson; composer Robert Wilson; Beach Boy Brian Wilson.ilson is a very popular first name for males (#394 out of 1220, Top 32%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#10 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. Census).
The Election of 1860. The presidential election was held on November 6, 1860. Lincoln did very well in the northern states, and though he garnered less than 40 percent of the popular vote nationwide, he won a landslide victory in the electoral college.
There are many reasons that Abraham Lincoln should be remembered. He was a president that believed in equality for the people. He also taught others to stand up for what t â¦ hey believed was right. Abraham Lincoln is important because he led the nation through its worst failure in its history, the US Civil War. Also, He used to be just a boy from Illinois and he became the 16th president. He went through being the president during the civil war and that's not easy.