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JAMES WILSON
1742-1798
Signer of the Declaration of Independence (Pennsylvania), Delegate to the Constitutional Convention (Pennsylvania)
Education: studied at St. Andrews, Glasgow, & Edinburgh Universities, but probably did not take a degree
Occupation: educator, lawyer, Supreme Court Justice
Political Affiliation:
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian, Presbyterian
Summary of Religious Views:
Wilson began as a Presbyterian, then became Episcopalian. However, most who have studied him assert that, in his final views on religion, Wilson was a deist.
Views on Religion & Politics:
Quotations:
References, Links, & Further Reading: Books, Articles, Links
Books
Works by James Wilson
The Works of the Honourable James Wilson, L.L.D., Late One of the Associate Judges of the Supreme Court of the United States, and Professor of Law in the College of Philadelphia, 3 vols., At the Lorenzo Press, Printed for Bronson and Chauncey, 1804
(Their Own Words)
ed. by Randolph G. Adams, Selected Political Essays of James Wilson, Knopf, 1930
ed. by Robert G. McCloskey, The Works of James Wilson, 2 vols., 1967
Biographies
Mark David Hall, The Political and Legal Philosophy of James Wilson, 1742-1798, Univ. of Missouri Press, 1997
Charles Page Smith, James Wilson, Founding Father, 1742-1798, Univ. of North Carolina Press, 1956
Articles
Frank Gaylord Cook, "James Wilson," The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 64, Iss. 383, September 1889, pp. 316-330
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