Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Wilmot shi ne Shugaban Alkalin Kotun Pennsylvania na Kotun Kotu na Gida na Gida na Gida na Gida na Gida na Gida na Gida na Gida na Gida na Gida daga 1851 zuwa 1861. Ya ɗauki babban matsayi a cikin kafa Jam'iyyar Republican a 1854. Ya kasance shugaban kwamitin jam'iyyar Republican, ya kasance wakili ne a majalisar dattijai.
1856 Republican National Convention kuma ya yi aiki sosai ga dan takarar shugaban kasa na Republican na farko, John C. Fremont, a zaben 1856. Ya kasance dan takarar Republican wanda bai yi nasara ba ga Gwamnan Pennsylvania a 1857, ya rasa William F. Packer.