James Wilson (Pennsylvania)
Politician from Pennsylvania, United States
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| Intro | Politician from Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 28 April 1779 | |
| Death | 19 July 1868 (aged 89 years) |
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James Wilson (April 28, 1779 – July 19, 1868) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
James Wilson was born in Millerstown, Pennsylvania (now Fairfield). He attended the common schools and learned the trade of cabinetmaker. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and also interested in the real estate business. He was a justice of the peace from 1811 to 1822.
Wilson was elected to the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Congresses. He was again a justice of the peace from 1830 to 1859. He died in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery.