James Grant Wilson | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | April 28, 1832 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | February 1, 1914 (aged 81) New York City |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York |
| Spouses | Jane Emily Searle Cogswell
(m. 1869; died 1904)Mary H. Nicholson (m. 1907) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | William Wilson Jane Sibbald |
| Education | Bartlett's College Hill School |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States Union |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Rank |  Colonel Bvt. Brigadier General |
| Unit | 15th Illinois Cavalry Regiment |
| Commands | 4th U.S. Colored Cavalry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
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 named 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.[1]
- ^ Nineteenth Annual Report, 1914 of the American Scenic Historic Preservation Society | To The Legislature of the State of New York. Albany: J. B. Lyon Company, Printers. 1914. Retrieved March 16, 2017.