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 Sportsmen 5 Fictional characters

[edit] Politicians

• James Wilson (1742-1798), signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence
• James Wilson (UK politician) (1805-1860), UK member of parliament and founder of The Economist magazine
• James Wilson (U.S. politician) (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 Wilson (Ontario MPP), member of the 1st Parliament of Ontario
• Jim Wilson (politician) (born 1963), Ontario politician
• James Charles Wilson (1818–1861), Wilson County, Texas was named after him
• James Clifton Wilson (1874-1951), US Representative from Texas
• James Crocket Wilson (1841-1899), member of the Parliament of Canada from Quebec
• James Falconer Wilson (1828-1895), US Senator and Representative from Iowa
• Sir James Glenny Wilson (1848-1929), New Zealand politician and farmer
• Harold Wilson (1916-1995) born James Harold Wilson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1964-70 and 1974-76
• James J. Wilson (1775-1824), US Senator from New Jersey
• Sir James Milne Wilson (1812-1880), Premier of Tasmania 1869–1872
• James Robert Wilson, mayor of Saskatoon and member of the Parliament of Canada
• James Wilson (Orangeman), founder of the Orange Institution

[edit] Military and revolutionary figures

• James Wilson (soldier), general in the United States Army
• James Wilson (Scottish Revolutionary), leader of the "Radical War" of 1820
• James Wilson (Irish Nationalist), Fenian involved in the Catalpa rescue of 1876
• James Wilson (WWII), World War II veteran
• James Wilson (Captain), brought the first British missionaries to Tahiti on ship Duff in 1797

[edit] Scientists, academics, and artists

• James Wilson (globe maker), Vermont globe maker
• James Wilson (composer)(1922-2005), Irish composer
• James Wilson (architect), Victorian architect in Bath and partner in Wilson & Willcox
• 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] Sportsmen

• James Wilson (Australian rules footballer), winner of the Champion of the Colony award
• James Wilson (athlete) (born 1891), British athlete
• James Wilson (rugby player), New Zealand rugby union player
• James Wilson (footballer) (born 1989), Welsh football player

[edit] Fictional characters

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