James Wilson (disambiguation)
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There have been various people called James Wilson of significance:
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Politicians
- James Wilson (1742-1798), signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence;
- James Wilson (1805-1860), UK member of parliament and founder of The Economist magazine;
- James Wilson (1835-1920), former United States Secretary of Agriculture;
- James Wilson I (New Hampshire) (1766-1839), US Representative from New Hampshire;
- James Wilson II (New Hampshire) (1797-1881), US Representative from New Hampshire, son of James Wilson I;
- James Wilson (Pennsylvania) (1779-1868), US Representative from Pennsylvania;
- James Wilson (Indiana) (1825-1867), US Representative from Indiana;
- James Wilson (Iowa) (1835-1920), US Representative from Iowa;
- James Charles Wilson, Wilson County, Texas was named after him;
- James Clifton Wilson (1874-1951), US Representative from Texas;
- James Falconer Wilson (1828-1895), US Senator and Representative from Iowa;
- James Jefferson Wilson (1775-1824), US Senator from New Jersey;
- Sir James Milne Wilson (1812-1880), Premier of Tasmania 1869-1872;
- James Robert Wilson, a mayor of Saskatoon and member of the Parliament of Canada;
- James Crocket Wilson (1841-1899), a member of the Parliament of Canada from Quebec
- James Wilson, a member of the 1st Parliament of Ontario
- James Wilson (born 1963), better known as Jim Wilson, a politician in Ontario;
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Military and revolutionary figures
- James Wilson, a general in the United States Army;
- James Wilson, a leader of the "Radical War" of 1820;
- James Wilson, a Fenian involved in the Catalpa rescue of 1876;
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Scientists, academics, and artists
- James Wilson, Scottish-born author;
- James Wilson, Vermont globe maker;
- James Wilson, a composer;
- James French Wilson (1892-1974), professor of animal husbandry;
- James G. Wilson (1915–1987), embryologist and anatomist;
- James Maurice Wilson (1836-1931), Canon of Worcester, theologian and science teacher
- James Q. Wilson (born 1931), professor of public policy at Pepperdine University
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Fictional characters
- Dr. James Wilson, head of oncology on the television show House