Definition of James Wilson

1. Noun. American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798).

Exact synonyms: Wilson
Generic synonyms: American Revolutionary Leader

Lexicographical Neighbors of James Wilson

James Polk
James Prescott Joule
James Riddle Hoffa
James River
James Scott Connors
James Thomas Farrell
James Thomas Harris
James Thurber
James Tobin
James Usher
James Ussher
James Watson
James Watt
James Whitcomb Riley
James William Fulbright
James Wilson (current term)
James Wyatt
James fibres
James tracts
Jameses
Jamesian
Jameson
Jamesonia
Jamesonian
Jamestown
Jamestown Canyon virus
Jamestown weed
Jamestown weeds
Jamie
Jamieson

Literary usage of James Wilson

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography by Historical Society of Pennsylvania (1921)
"James Wilson AND JAMES IREDELL. A PARALLEL AND A CONTRAST. ... James Wilson of Pennsylvania, a Signer of the Declaration of Independence, a Framer of the ..."

2. Great Debates in American History: From the Debates in the British by Marion Mills Miller, United States Congress, Great Britain Parliament (1913)
"PARLIAMENT Speech of James Wilson: "In Vindication of the Colonies"—The ... A prominent member of this convention was James Wilson, a man to whom the ..."

3. Political Ideas of the American Revolution: Britannic-American Contributions by Randolph Greenfield Adams (1922)
"James Wilson emigrated from his birthplace in Scotland to America in the days when John Dickinson was ..."

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