James Wilson (1742–1798) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. Wilson was elected twice to the Continental Congress and was a major force in drafting the United States Constitution where he represented Pennsylvania. A leading legal theorist he was one of the six original justices appointed by George Washington to the Supreme Court of the United States.
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alma mater
University of St Andrews
birth date
1742-09-14
birth place
Ceres Fife
death date
1798-08-21, 1798-08-28
death place
Edenton North Carolina
order in office
Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
religion
Presbyterianism, Episcopal Church (United States), Christian
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