James Grant Wilson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

James Grant Wilson

Union Army general, and publisher

Date of Birth: 28-Apr-1832

Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Feb-1914

Profession: writer, military officer, historian, biographer, editor, novelist, genealogist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About James Grant Wilson

  • James Grant Wilson (April 28, 1832 – February 1, 1914) was an American editor, author, bookseller and publisher, who founded the Chicago Record in 1857, the first literary paper in that region.
  • During the American Civil War, he served as a colonel in the Union Army.
  • In recognition of his service, in 1867, he was nominated and confirmed for appointment as a brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from March 13, 1865.
  • He settled in New York, where he edited biographies and histories, was a public speaker, and served as president of the Society of American Authors and the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.

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