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James Grant Wilson

James Grant Wilson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of poet William Wilson. Soon after his birth, his family relocated to Poughkeepsie, New York. He was educated at College Hill, and then privately tutored. He joined his father in business, later becoming his partner. In 1855, he began a two-year trip to Europe. In 1857, he returned to the U.S. and founded the Chicago Record, a journal of art and literature.

In 1862, during the Civil War, he sold his the Chicago Record and entered the Union Army as a major of the 15th Illinois Cavalry. He left the Army in 1865 and moved to New York City, where he became an author, speaker, and president of the Society of American Authors. In 1885 he also became president of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. He edited several works of history and biography.

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Born 28 April 1832
Died 1 February 1914

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  • Cover of: The life and letters of Fitz-Greene Halleck.

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  • Cover of: Biographical sketches of Illinois officers engaged in the war against the rebellion of 1861.

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  • Cover of: Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography: Volumes I to VI

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    First published in 1887 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1913 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Cyclopaedia of American biography.: New enl. ed. of Appleton's cyclopaedia of American biography, originally edited by James Grant Wilson and John Fiske. Revision to 1914 complete under editorial supervision of Charles Dick and James E. Homans.

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  • Cover of: The poets and poetry of Scotland: from the earliest to the present time, comprising characteristic selections from the works of the more noteworthy Scottish poets, with biographical and critical notices

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    First published in 1892 — 1 edition
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Born 28 April 1832
Died 1 February 1914

Subjects

Biography, Dictionaries, History, English poetry, Scottish authors, American literature, American Portraits, Anecdotes, Bibliography, Constitution (Frigate), Directories, Discovery and exploration, Episcopal Church, Military biography, Politics and government, Presidents, Scottish poetry, Scottish poetry (Collections), tho, 1811-1863, 19th century, Academic librarians, American Poets, Auteurs écossais, Biography/Autobiography

Places

United States, New York (State), America, New York (N.Y.), New Jersey, New York, Illinois, New Brunswick, New Brunswick (N.J.), North America, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia (Pa.), South America

People

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863), William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878), Andrew Kirkpatrick (1756-1831), Beverly Robinson Betts (1827-1899), Christopher Columbus, Fitz-Greene Halleck (1790-1867), George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876), George Washington (1732-1799), Isaac Hull (1773-1843), Jane Bayard Kirkpatrick (1772-1851), John Bubenheim Bayard (1738-1807), John Lovelace (d. 1709), John Pintard (1759-1844), Robert Burns (1759-1796), Samuel Pepys (1633-1703), Samuel Provoost (1742-1815), William Barker Cushing (1842-1874)

Time

19th century, Civil War, 1861-1865, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1775-1865, 1849-1877, To 1775

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
July 31, 2018 Edited by DriniBot removing erroneous .comment
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
March 17, 2011 Edited by Sarah Breau Removed alternate names
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