James Wilson (disambiguation)

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There have been various people called James Wilson of significance:

Contents 1 Politicians 2 Military and revolutionary figures 3 Scientists, academics, and artists 4 Fictional characters 5 Sports Figures

[edit] 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 and US Representative from Iowa
• 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 (UK Labour politician) (1879-1943), UK MP 1921-22 and 1929-31;
• 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 Harold Wilson, normally known as Harold Wilson (1916-1995), was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1964-70 and 1974-76.
• James Wilson, a member of the 1st Parliament of Ontario
• James Wilson (born 1963), better known as Jim Wilson, a politician in Ontario

[edit] 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;

[edit] Scientists, academics, and artists

• 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 Grant Wilson (1832-1914), American soldier, editor, and author;
• James Maurice Wilson (1836-1931), Canon of Worcester, theologian and science teacher
• James Q. Wilson (born 1931), professor of public policy at Pepperdine Univ
• Sir William James Erasmus Wilson (1809-84) British surgeon

[edit] Fictional characters

• James Wilson (fictional character), head of oncology on the television show House

[edit] Sports Figures

James Wilson Offensive guard for Nease High school(committed to University of Florida)