# James Wilson

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'''James Wilson''' may refer to:

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==Politicians and government officials==

=== Canada ===
*[James Wilson (Upper Canada politician)](/source/James_Wilson_(Upper_Canada_politician)) (1770–1847), English-born farmer and political figure in Upper Canada
*[James Crocket Wilson](/source/James_Crocket_Wilson) (1841–1899), Canadian MP from Quebec
*[James Robert Wilson](/source/James_Robert_Wilson) (1866–1941), mayor of Saskatoon and member of the Parliament of Canada
*[James Wilson (Ontario MPP)](/source/James_Wilson_(Ontario_MPP)) (1810–1891), Canadian politician
*[James Frederick Wilson](/source/James_Frederick_Wilson), Ontario MPP

=== Oceania ===
*[James Wilson (New South Wales politician, born 1862)](/source/James_Wilson_(New_South_Wales_politician%2C_born_1862)) (1862–1925), English-born Australian politician
*[James Wilson (New South Wales politician, born 1865)](/source/James_Wilson_(New_South_Wales_politician%2C_born_1865)) (1865–1927), New Zealand-born Australian politician
*Sir [James Wilson (New Zealand politician, born 1849)](/source/James_Wilson_(New_Zealand_politician%2C_born_1849)) (1849–1929), New Zealand politician and farmer
*[James Wilson (New Zealand politician, born 1814)](/source/James_Wilson_(New_Zealand_politician%2C_born_1814)) (1814–1898)
*Sir [James Milne Wilson](/source/James_Milne_Wilson) (1812–1880), Australian politician in Tasmania
*[James Phillips Wilson](/source/James_Phillips_Wilson) (c. 1852–1925), South Australian Labor politician

=== United Kingdom ===
*[James Wilson (MP for York)](/source/James_Wilson_(MP_for_York)) between 1826 and 1830.
*[James Wilson (Labour politician)](/source/James_Wilson_(Labour_politician)) (1879–1943), British MP for Dudley and Oldham
*James [Harold Wilson](/source/Harold_Wilson) (1916–1995), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1964–1970 and 1974–1976
*[James Wilson (businessman)](/source/James_Wilson_(businessman)) (1805–1860), UK member of parliament and founder of ''The Economist'' magazine
*[James Wilson (Orangeman)](/source/James_Wilson_(Orangeman)) (fl. 1793–94), North Irish politician, founder of the Orange Institution

=== United States ===
*[James Wilson (Founding Father)](/source/James_Wilson_(Founding_Father)) (1742–1798), Founding Father of the United States
*[James Wilson (Colorado politician)](/source/James_Wilson_(Colorado_politician)), former member of the Colorado House of Representatives
*[James Wilson (Indiana politician)](/source/James_Wilson_(Indiana_politician)) (1825–1867), US representative
*[James Wilson I (New Hampshire politician)](/source/James_Wilson_I_(New_Hampshire_politician)) (1766–1839), US representative
*[James Wilson II](/source/James_Wilson_II) (1797–1881), US representative, son of James Wilson I
*[James Wilson (Pennsylvania politician)](/source/James_Wilson_(Pennsylvania_politician)) (1779–1868), US representative
*[James Wilson (Secretary of Agriculture)](/source/James_Wilson_(Secretary_of_Agriculture)) (1835–1920), United States secretary of agriculture and US representative from Iowa
*[James Charles Wilson](/source/James_Charles_Wilson) (1816–1861), American politician in Texas
*[James Clifton Wilson](/source/James_Clifton_Wilson) (1874–1951), US representative from Texas
*[James F. Wilson](/source/James_F._Wilson) (1828–1895), US senator and representative from Iowa
*[James J. Wilson](/source/James_J._Wilson) (1775–1824), US senator from New Jersey
*[James M. Wilson Jr.](/source/James_M._Wilson_Jr.) (1918–2009), assistant secretary of state
*[James Wilson (journalist)](/source/James_Wilson_(journalist)) (1787–1850), Irish-American journalist, politician, and judge

==Military and revolutionary figures==
*[James Wilson (British Army officer)](/source/James_Wilson_(British_Army_officer)) (1921–2004), British general
*[James Wilson (explorer)](/source/James_Wilson_(explorer)) (1760–1814), brought the first British missionaries to Tahiti
*[James Wilson (Irish nationalist)](/source/James_Wilson_(Irish_nationalist)) (1836–1921), Irish republican convicted of desertion
*[James Wilson (revolutionary)](/source/James_Wilson_(revolutionary)) (1760–1820), Scottish leader of the Radical War
*[James H. Wilson](/source/James_H._Wilson) (1837–1925), general in the United States Army

==Sportsmen==
*[James Wilson (athlete)](/source/James_Wilson_(athlete)) (1891–1973), British athlete
*[James Wilson (Australian rules footballer)](/source/James_Wilson_(Australian_rules_footballer)) (c. 1855–1935), Australian rules footballer for Geelong
*[James Wilson (basketball)](/source/James_Wilson_(basketball)), American basketball player
*[James Wilson (cricketer)](/source/James_Wilson_(cricketer)) (born 1978), South African cricketer
*[James Wilson (darts player)](/source/James_Wilson_(darts_player)) (born 1972), English darts player
*[James Wilson (footballer, born 1866)](/source/James_Wilson_(footballer%2C_born_1866)) (c. 1866–1900), Scottish footballer
*[James Wilson (footballer, born 1882)](/source/James_Wilson_(footballer%2C_born_1882)), Scottish footballer (St Mirren, Preston NE)
*[James Wilson (footballer, born 1884)](/source/James_Wilson_(footballer%2C_born_1884)) (1884–1934), Australian rules footballer for Essendon
*[James Wilson (footballer, born 1890)](/source/James_Wilson_(footballer%2C_born_1890)) (1890–1917), Scottish footballer (Queen's Park)
*[James Wilson (1910s footballer)](/source/James_Wilson_(1910s_footballer)), English footballer
*[James Wilson (footballer, born 1989)](/source/James_Wilson_(footballer%2C_born_1989)), Welsh professional footballer for Bristol Rovers
*[James Wilson (footballer, born 1995)](/source/James_Wilson_(footballer%2C_born_1995)), English professional footballer
*[James Wilson (footballer, born 2007)](/source/James_Wilson_(footballer%2C_born_2007)), Scottish footballer
*[James Wilson (rugby union, born 1983)](/source/James_Wilson_(rugby_union%2C_born_1983)), New Zealand rugby player
*[James Wilson (rugby union, born 1909)](/source/James_Wilson_(rugby_union%2C_born_1909)) (1909–1994), Royal Air Force officer and Scottish rugby union player
*[James Wilson (trainer)](/source/James_Wilson_(trainer)) (1828–1917), founder of St. Albans Stud, Victoria, Australia
*[James B. Wilson](/source/James_B._Wilson) (1896–1986), American football player and coach
*[James H. Wilson (American football)](/source/James_H._Wilson_(American_football)) (1940–2013), American football coach

==Science and medicine==
*[James Wilson (anatomist)](/source/James_Wilson_(anatomist)) (1765–1821), Scottish anatomist
*[James Wilson (scientist)](/source/James_Wilson_(scientist)), American gene therapist
*[James Wilson (zoologist)](/source/James_Wilson_(zoologist)) (1795–1856), Scottish zoologist
*[James Wilson (mathematician)](/source/James_Wilson_(mathematician)) (1774?–1829), Irish mathematician
*[James A. Wilson](/source/James_A._Wilson) (21st century), American mathematician
*[James Arthur Wilson](/source/James_Arthur_Wilson) (1795–1882), English physician
*[James G. Wilson](/source/James_G._Wilson) (1915–1987), embryologist and anatomist
*[James George Wilson](/source/James_George_Wilson) (1830–1881), Scottish surgeon and professor of midwifery
*[James Ricker Wilson](/source/James_Ricker_Wilson) (1922–2007), American theoretical physicist
*[James Thomas Wilson](/source/James_Thomas_Wilson) (1861–1945), British professor of anatomy

==Arts and craftspersons==
*[James Wilson (architect)](/source/James_Wilson_(architect)) (1816–1900), British architect in Bath
*[James Wilson (cinematographer)](/source/James_Wilson_(cinematographer)) (active 1927–1963), British cinematographer
*[James Wilson (composer)](/source/James_Wilson_(composer)) (1922–2005), Irish composer
*[James Wilson (producer)](/source/James_Wilson_(producer)) (born 1965), British film producer
*[James Wilson (globe maker)](/source/James_Wilson_(globe_maker)) (1763–1855), American globe maker
*[James Wilson (songwriter)](/source/James_Wilson_(songwriter)), 18th-century English songwriter
*[James Daniel Wilson](/source/James_Daniel_Wilson) (born 1977), English actor
*[James Keys Wilson](/source/James_Keys_Wilson) (1828–1894), American architect in Ohio
*[Mark Wilson (magician)](/source/Mark_Wilson_(magician)) or James Wilson (1929–2021), American magician
*[James Perry Wilson](/source/James_Perry_Wilson) (1889–1976), American painter, designer, and architect

==Academics==
*[James Kinnier Wilson](/source/James_Kinnier_Wilson) (1921–2022), British Assyriologist
*[James Q. Wilson](/source/James_Q._Wilson) (1931–2012), American professor of public policy
*[James Southall Wilson](/source/James_Southall_Wilson) (1880–1963), American author, professor, and founder of the ''Virginia Quarterly Review''
*[James Wilson (philosopher)](/source/James_Wilson_(philosopher)), British philosopher

==Clergy==
*[James Wilson (Archdeacon of Manchester)](/source/James_Wilson_(Archdeacon_of_Manchester)) (1836–1931), British theologian and science teacher
*[James Wilson (bishop)](/source/James_Wilson_(bishop)) (died 1857), Irish bishop of Cork
*[James Wilson (Dean of Elphin and Ardagh)](/source/James_Wilson_(Dean_of_Elphin_and_Ardagh)), Irish Anglican clergyman
*[James Wilson (Dean of Tuam)](/source/James_Wilson_(Dean_of_Tuam)), Irish Anglican clergyman
*[James Hood Wilson](/source/James_Hood_Wilson) (1829–1903), moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland in 1895

==Other==
*[James Wilson (civil servant)](/source/James_Wilson_(civil_servant)) (1853–1926), British civil servant in British India
*[James Wilson (unionist)](/source/James_Wilson_(unionist)) (1876–1945), American labor union leader
*[James Wilson (''House'')](/source/James_Wilson_(House)), a character on medical drama ''House''
*[James Grant Wilson](/source/James_Grant_Wilson) (1832–1914), American soldier, editor, and author
*[James Wilson (motorcyclist)](/source/James_Wilson_(motorcyclist)) (c. 1901–1995), long-distance motorcyclist and author
*James William Wilson, Jr. (born 1969), American murderer and perpetrator of the [Oakland Elementary School shooting](/source/Oakland_Elementary_School_shooting)
*James Wilson (died 1828), nicknamed "Daft Jamie", victim of [Burke and Hare](/source/Burke_and_Hare)

==See also==
*[Jim Wilson (disambiguation)](/source/Jim_Wilson_(disambiguation))

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