James Wilson (disambiguation)
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James Wilson
(1742–1798) was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence.
James Wilson may also refer to:
James Wilson
James Wilson was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. Wilson was elected twice to the Continental Congress, and was a major force in drafting the United States Constitution...
(1742–1798) was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence.
James Wilson may also refer to:
Politicians and government officials
- James Wilson (businessman) (1805–1860), UK member of parliament and founder of The Economist magazine
- James Wilson (U.S. politician)James Wilson (U.S. politician)James "Tama Jim" Wilson was a Scotland-born United States politician who served as United States Secretary of Agriculture for sixteen years during three presidencies, from 1897 to 1913. He holds the record as the longest-serving United States Cabinet member.-Personal background:Wilson was born in...
(1835–1920), former United States Secretary of Agriculture and US Representative from Iowa - James Wilson (Indiana) (1825–1867), US Representative from Indiana
- James Wilson I (New Hampshire)James Wilson I (New Hampshire)James Wilson was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, father of James Wilson .Born in Peterborough, New Hampshire, Wilson attended Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard University in 1789. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1792, commencing practice...
(1766–1839), US Representative from New Hampshire - James Wilson II (New Hampshire)James Wilson II (New Hampshire)James Wilson was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, son of James Wilson .-Life:Born in Peterborough, New Hampshire, Wilson attended New Ipswich Academy and the academies at Atkinson and Exeter...
(1797–1881), US Representative from New Hampshire, son of James Wilson I - James Wilson (Pennsylvania)James Wilson (Pennsylvania)James Wilson was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.James Wilson was born in Millerstown, Pennsylvania . He attended the common schools and learned the trade of cabinetmaker. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and also interested in the real estate business...
(1779–1868), US Representative from Pennsylvania - James Wilson (Ontario MPP)James Wilson (Ontario MPP)James Wilson was an Irish-born farmer, Methodist preacher and political figure in Ontario. He represented Norfolk North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1871 as a Conservative member....
(born 1810), member of the 1st Parliament of Ontario - James Wilson (Orangeman)James Wilson (Orangeman)James Wilson was the founder of the Orange Institution, also known as the Orange Order.After a disturbance in Benburb on 24 June 1794, in which Protestant homes were attacked, Wilson appealed to the Freemasons, of which he was a member, to organise themselves in defence of the Protestant...
, founder of the Orange Institution - James Wilson (UK Labour politician)James Wilson (UK Labour politician)James Wilson was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament for Dudley from 1921 to 1922,and for Oldham from 1929 to 1931.- External links :...
(1879–1943), UK MP, 1921–1922 and 1929–1931 - James Wilson (Upper Canada politician)James Wilson (Upper Canada politician)James Wilson was an English-born farmer and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented Prince Edward in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1808 to 1810, from 1820 to 1830 and from 1834 to 1836 as a Reformer....
(1770–1847), farmer and politician in Upper Canada - James Charles WilsonJames Charles WilsonJames Charles Wilson was an early settler of Texas and later a state legislator.Wilson was born in Yorkshire, England on August 24, 1816. He emigrated to the Republic of Texas in 1837....
(1816–1861), Wilson County, Texas was named after him - James Clifton WilsonJames Clifton WilsonJames Clifton Wilson was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Palo Pinto, Texas, Wilson attended the public schools and Weatherford College....
(1874–1951), US Representative from Texas - James Crocket WilsonJames Crocket WilsonJames Crocket Wilson was a Canadian businessman and politician in the province of Quebec.Born near Rasharkin, County Antrim, Ireland, the son of Samuel Wilson and Elizabeth Crocket, Wilson emigrated to Montreal with his parents in 1842. He studied at the McGill Normal School and became a teacher...
(1841–1899), member of the Parliament of Canada from Quebec - James F. Wilson (1828–1895), US Senator and Representative from Iowa
- Sir James Glenny WilsonJames Glenny WilsonSir James Glenny Wilson was a New Zealand politician and farmer.Originally from Teviot in Scotland, Wilson was educated at Bruce Castle School, in London, and then at the Edinburgh Institution...
(1848–1929), New Zealand politician and farmer - James Harold WilsonHarold WilsonJames Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, FSS, PC was a British Labour Member of Parliament, Leader of the Labour Party. He was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the 1960s and 1970s, winning four general elections, including a minority government after the...
(1916–1995), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1964–1970 and 1974–1976 - James J. WilsonJames J. WilsonJames Jefferson Wilson served New Jersey as a U.S. Senator from 1815 to 1821.-Biography:Wilson was born in Essex County, New Jersey, where he attended the common schools...
(1775–1824), US Senator from New Jersey - Sir James Milne WilsonJames Milne WilsonSir James Milne Wilson, KCMG served as Premier of Tasmania from 1869 to 1872.Wilson was born in 1812 in Banff, Scotland; the third son of John Wilson, a shipowner. Educated at Banff and Edinburgh, he emigrated to Tasmania in 1829, studied practical engineering and afterwards became a ship's officer...
(1812–1880), Premier of Tasmania, 1869–1872 - James Robert WilsonJames Robert WilsonJames Robert Wilson, PC was a Canadian politician.Born in Almonte, Canada West, he moved to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in 1884 and was employed at a grocery and hardware store. During the 1885 North-West Rebellion he led the first medical corps to Saskatoon...
(1866–1941), mayor of Saskatoon and member of the Parliament of Canada - James M. Wilson, Jr.James M. Wilson, Jr.James Morrison Wilson, Jr. was an official in the United States Department of State who launched the State Department's annual country reports on human rights in 1975, and who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs from 1975 to 1977.-Biography:James M....
(1918–2009), U.S. Assistant Secretary of State
Military and revolutionary figures
- James Wilson (explorer) (1760–1814), brought the first British missionaries to Tahiti on ship Duff in 1797
- James Wilson (Irish Nationalist)James Wilson (Irish Nationalist)James Wilson was a Fenian who was transported as a convict to Western Australia.Born James McNally in Newry, County Down, Ireland on 6 February 1836, little is known of his early life...
(1836–1921), Fenian involved in the Catalpa rescue of 1876 - James Wilson (revolutionary)James Wilson (revolutionary)James Wilson was born on September 3, 1760, in the parish of Avondale in Scotland. He was a weaver from the town of Strathaven in Lanarkshire, but as the Industrial Revolution affected the weaving trade he had to find alternative work....
(1760–1820), leader of the "Radical War" of 1820 - James H. WilsonJames H. WilsonJames Harrison Wilson was a United States Army topographic engineer, a Union Army Major General in the American Civil War and later wars, a railroad executive, and author.-Early life and engineering:...
(1837–1925), general in the United States Army - James Wilson (British Army officer)James Wilson (British Army officer)Lieutenant-General Sir James Wilson KBE MC was a British Army officer who commanded South East District.-Military career:...
(1921–2004), British general
Sportsmen
- James B. Wilson (1896–1986), American football player and coach
- James Wilson (athlete)James Wilson (athlete)James Wilson was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres.He competed for Great Britain in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium in the 10,000 metres where he won the bronze medal...
(born 1891), British athlete - James Wilson (Australian rules footballer)James Wilson (Australian rules footballer)James Wilson was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong prior to their inception into the VFL.Wilson was a former Melbourne Cup jockey but was most successful when roving for Geelong in the VFA, playing during the 1870s and 1880s....
, Geelong - James Wilson (footballer)James Wilson (footballer)James Steven Wilson is a Wales Under-21 international footballer currently playing for Bristol City. Wilson is a central defender who can also play at right-back if required.-Career:...
(born 1989), Welsh professional footballer currently playing for Bristol City - James Wilson (rugby union) (born 1983), New Zealand rugby union player
- James Wilson (footballer)James Wilson (footballer)James Steven Wilson is a Wales Under-21 international footballer currently playing for Bristol City. Wilson is a central defender who can also play at right-back if required.-Career:...
(born 1993), English professional footballer currently playing for Lincoln City
Other
- James Wilson (anatomist) (1765–1821), FRS, British professor of anatomy to RCS
- James Thomas Wilson (1861–1945), FRS, British professor of anatomy, Cambridge
- James Wilson (architect)James Wilson (architect)James Wilson was a prominent Victorian architect practising in Bath, Somerset and partner in the firm Wilson & Willcox.On 12 January 1843 he married Maria Buckley of Llanelli, and in 1846 they had a son, James Buckley Wilson, who followed his father to also became an architect.-List of Buildings:*St...
(1816–1900), Victorian architect in Bath and partner in Wilson & Willcox - James Wilson (composer)James Wilson (composer)James Wilson was a notable Irish composer. Though born in England, Wilson was a resident of Ireland for over 50 years.-Early life:...
(1922–2005), Irish composer - James Wilson (globe maker)James Wilson (globe maker)James Wilson was the first maker of globes in the USA.Born in Londonderry, New Hampshire, Wilson farmed with his father and trained as a blacksmith, though had little other formal education. He moved to Bradford, Vermont in 1796 and became interested in cartography and taught himself map making...
(1763–1835), Vermont globe maker - James A. WilsonJames A. WilsonJames Arthur Wilson is a mathematician working on special functions and orthogonal polynomials who introduced Wilson polynomials and Askey–Wilson polynomials and the Askey–Wilson beta integral.-References:*...
, mathematician - James G. WilsonJames G. WilsonJames G. Wilson was an embryologist and anatomist, known for his Six Principles of Teratology. In 1960 he co-founded The Teratology Society, and was since then one of its most active members....
(1915–1987), embryologist and anatomist - James Grant WilsonJames Grant WilsonJames Grant Wilson was an American editor, author, bookseller and publisher, who founded the Chicago Record in 1857, the first literary paper in that region. During the American Civil War, he was commissioned as a major of the 15th Illinois Cavalry and became a brevet brigadier general in 1865...
(1832–1914), American soldier, editor, and author - James Maurice WilsonJames Maurice WilsonRev. James Maurice Wilson was a British theologian, maths and science teacher, and astronomer.-Early life:...
(1836–1931), Canon of Worcester, theologian and science teacher - James Q. WilsonJames Q. WilsonJames Q. Wilson is an American academic political scientist and an authority on public administration. He is a professor and senior fellow at the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy at Boston College....
(born 1931), professor of public policy at Pepperdine University - Sir William James Erasmus WilsonWilliam James Erasmus WilsonSir William James Erasmus 'Orgasmus' Wilson FRCS FRS , generally known as Sir Erasmus Wilson, was an English surgeon and dermatologist.-Biography:...
(1809–1884), British surgeon - James Daniel WilsonJames Daniel WilsonJames Daniel Wilson is an English actor, voice-over artist and writer of various mediums including; lip sync translations of foreign films into English. Films James has written for include; The Door starring Helen Mirren and directed by István Szabó, Vicky and The Treasure of The Gods and Vicky the...
(born 1977), English actor - James Kinnier WilsonJames Kinnier WilsonJames Kinnier Wilson is a British Assyriologist, was Eric Yarrow Lecturer, from 1955 until 1989, and is Emeritus Fellow, Wolfson College, Cambridge.-Life:...
(born 1921), British Assyriologist - James Southall WilsonJames Southall WilsonJames Southall Wilson was an author, professor, and founder of the Virginia Quarterly Review. He organized the 1931 Southern Writers Conference. His wife, Julia Tyler, was the granddaughter of President John Tyler and a founder of Kappa Delta sorority...
(1880–1963), author, professor, and founder of the Virginia Quarterly Review - James Wilson (bishop)James Wilson (bishop)Following the death of the previous incumbent The Right Rev Samuel Kyle James Wilson was nominated to the vacant post of Bishop of Cork on 24 June 1848 and consecrated on 30 July 1848 A native of Dublin, he was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and was for 17 years Curate at St. Audoen's...
(died 1857), Bishop of Cork - James Keys WilsonJames Keys WilsonJames Keys Wilson was a prominent architect in Cincinnati, Ohio. He studied with Charles A. Mountain in Philadelphia and then Martin E. Thompson and James Renwick in New York James Keys Wilson (1828–1894) was a prominent architect in Cincinnati, Ohio. He studied with Charles A. Mountain in...
, architect in Cincinnati, Ohio - James Wilson (House)James Wilson (House)James Evan Wilson, M.D., is a fictional character on the Fox medical drama House. He is played by Robert Sean Leonard. The character first appears in the show's pilot episode when he introduces a medical case to Dr. Gregory House, the protagonist of the show. Wilson is Dr. House's only true friend,...
, head of oncology on the television show House