1832 - 1914
James Grant Wilson American Historian
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| First Name |
James
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| Middle Name |
Grant
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| Last Name |
Wilson
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| Birthday |
28th April, 1832
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| Birthplace |
Edinburgh, Scotland
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| Died |
1st February, 1914
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| Place of Death |
New York City, New York
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Historian
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James Grant Wilson (April 28, 1832 – February 1, 1914) 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 served as a colonel in the Union Army. In recognition of his service, in 1867, he was nominated and confirmed for appointment as a brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from March 13, 1865. He settled in New York, where he edited biographies and histories, was a public speaker, and served as president of the Society of American Authors and the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
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