Fort Wilson Riot
- When
- 1779
- Where
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Episodes
- 1
On October 4, 1779, the Fort Wilson riot began in Philadelphia. James Wilson, a Scottish American Founding Father, legal scholar, jurist, and statesman, served as advocate general for France in America from 1779 to 1783, handling commercial and maritime matters and defending Loyalists and their sympathizers. The supplied source confirms the riot's date and the city but offers only limited detail on its course and participants.
Episodes
Background and detail
Background. James Wilson (September 14, 1742 – August 21, 1798) was a Scottish American Founding Father, legal scholar, jurist, and statesman who had been elected twice to the Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence. During the War for Independence he served as advocate general for France in America from 1779 to 1783, handling commercial and maritime matters, and legally defended Loyalists and their sympathizers. The supplied source does not state how these roles related to the Fort Wilson riot, so no causal connection is asserted here.
The Riot. The supplied source states only that on October 4, 1779, the Fort Wilson riot began in Philadelphia. It records the date and the city but does not describe the mob's composition, the defenses mounted at Wilson's house, casualties, or the riot's suppression, so those developments cannot be asserted here.
People involved
- James Wilson · Named in connection with the Fort Wilson riot (which began October 4, 1779); advocate general for France in America (1779–1783)
Sources
- James Wilson (Founding Father) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13
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