Claremont Institute
Founding.com: James Wilson
Several speeches about government written by James Wilson are found here.
US National Archives
Nara: Founding Fathers: Delegates to the Constitutional Convention
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) provides biographies of all 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
University of Groningen
American History: Biographies: James Wilson (1742 1798)
Article presenting two somewhat contrasting biographies of James Wilson, who was a lawyer, member of the Second Continental Congress and later became a Supreme Court Justice.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: James Wilson
A good biography of this delegate from Pennsylvania to the Constitutional Convention. Provides details about his life during the American Revolution and afterwards.
Other
Law Lectures of James Wilson
The complete text of a three-volume edition of Wilson's law lectures, originally published in 1804. In addition to being a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, Wilson was the first professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania...
US National Archives
Nara: Founding Fathers: Pennsylvania
Gives biographical details on the eight delegates from Pennsylvania to the Constitutional Convention: George Clymer, Thomas Fitzsimons, Benjamin Franklin, Jared Ingersoll, Thomas Mifflin, Gouverneur Morris, Robert Morris, and James Wilson.
Bill of Rights Institute
Bill of Rights Institute: James Wilson
James Wilson lived what one might call a double life. His formidable intellect, passion for politics, and willingness to fight for his beliefs made him one of the most influential leaders of his time. On the other hand, his penchant for...
Other
Left Justified: Founding Fathers
Biographical accounts of fifty men who played a wide variety of roles in bringing about America's break with Great Britain, and in the creation of the documents and plans that created the new nation, like the Declaration of Independence,...
Soylent Communications
Notable Names Database: James Wilson
A short but detailed biography of this delegate to the Constitutional Convention from Pennsylvania. Wilson later served as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: James Wilson
Signer of the Declaration of Independence representing Pennsylvania
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: James Wilson
An agriculturalist, born in Ayrshire, Schotland, Aug. 16, 1835.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: James Wilson
James Wilson (September 14, 1742 - August 21, 1798), was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, twice elected to the Continental Congress, a major force in the drafting of the nation's Constitution, a leading legal theoretician and...