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James Grant Wilson

28 April 1832 - 1 February 1914

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

    First published in 1869 9 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition lifelettersoffit00wils Cover of edition lifelettersoffit00wilsuoft Cover of edition lifeandlettersof00wilsrich
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  • Cover of: Bryant, and his friends: some reminiscences of the Knickerbocker writers.

    First published in 1886 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition bryanthisfriends00wilsuoft
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  • Cover of: Thackeray in the United States, 1852-3, 1855-6

    First published in 1904 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Biographical sketches of Illinois officers engaged in the war against the rebellion of 1861.

    First published in 1862 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition biographicalske00wilsgoog
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  • Cover of: Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography

    First published in 1887 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography: Volumes I to VI

    First published in 1888 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The presidents of the United States 1789-1914

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  • Cover of: Colonel John Bayard (1738-1807) and the Bayard family of America.: The anniversary address before the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, February 27, 1885

    First published in 1885 1 edition — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1870 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: 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 critial notes.

    First published in 1877 1 edition — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1897 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Commodore Hull and the Constitution. The anniversary address before the New York genealogical and biographical society February 27, 1880.

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  • Cover of: memorial history of the city of New York, from its first settlement to the year 1892.

    First published in 1892 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: John Pintard, founder of the New York Historical Society: an address delivered before the New York Historical Society, December 3, 1901

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  • Cover of: Washington--Lincoln and Grant.: An address

    First published in 1903 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Thackeray in the United States, 1852-3, 1855-6, including a record of a variety of Thackerayana.: Bibliography by Frederick S. Dickson.

    First published in 1904 1 edition — 1 previewable
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Subjects
Biography, Dictionaries, History, American literature, Biography/Autobiography, English poetry, Scottish authors, American Portraits, Anecdotes, Bibliography, Biography & Autobiography, Biography & Autobiography / General, Biography / Autobiography, Constitution (Frigate), Directories, Discovery and exploration, Episcopal Church, General, Military biography, Politics and government, Presidents, Scottish poetry, tho, 1811-1863, 19th century
Places
United States, New York (State), America, New York (N.Y.), New York, Illinois, New Jersey, North America, 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 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
March 17, 2011 Edited by Sarah Breau Added bio, added to birth date, added to death date, added Wikipedia link