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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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Union Army general, and publisher (1832–1914)

Born 28 April 1832
Died 1 February 1914

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Union Army general, and publisher (1832–1914)

Born 28 April 1832
Died 1 February 1914
Subjects
Biography, History, Dictionaries, American literature, American Portraits, Anecdotes, Directories, Discovery and exploration, English poetry, Politics and government, Presidents, Scottish authors, tho, 1811-1863, 19th century, American Poets, Bibliography, Biography/Autobiography, British, Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878, Charters, Conn Guilford, Constitution (Frigate), Directory, Discoveries in geography
Places
United States, America, New York (State), Illinois, New Jersey, New York (N.Y.), North America, South America
People
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878), William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863), Andrew Kirkpatrick (1756-1831), Fitz-Greene Halleck (1790-1867), George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876), George Washington (1732-1799), Jane Bayard Kirkpatrick (1772-1851), John Lovelace (d. 1709), Samuel Pepys (1633-1703), William Barker Cushing (1842-1874)
Time
19th century, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1775-1865, 1849-1877, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, To 1775

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
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