Dec 28, 2009
Article abstract: Wilson was a leader in the movement for American independence, one of the most important members of the Philadelphia Convention, which created the United States Constitution, and a powerful advocate in Pennsylvania for its ratification. He was renowned for his learning in law and political theory, and George Washington appointed him to the first United States Supreme Court.
James Wilson was born September 14, 1742, on the small farm of his parents, William and Alison Wilson, north of Edinburgh, near St. Andrews, Scotland. The...
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