Historedia
Person

James Wilson

Events
6
Episodes
14
Years
1779–1853

Every event in Historedia whose sources name James Wilson, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Fort Wilson Riot

    1779

    Role: Named in connection with the Fort Wilson riot (which began October 4, 1779); advocate general for France in America (1779–1783)

    1. October 4, 1779 · Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaFort Wilson riot begins in Philadelphia

      On October 4, 1779, the Fort Wilson riot began, directed against James Wilson in Philadelphia during his wartime legal service.

  2. Chartering of Dickinson College

    1782–1784

    Role: Unresolved identity; named among Carlisle's elite who pushed for the school's development into a college, with no disambiguating biographical detail in the supplied passages

    1. 1782 · Philadelphia meeting about a Carlisle collegePlanning a frontier college

      In 1782 Benjamin Rush met John Montgomery and William Bingham in Philadelphia to discuss founding a college in Carlisle.

    2. 1783 · Dickinson CollegeNaming for the Dickinsons and the library gift

      Rush proposed naming the college for John and Mary Norris Dickinson, whose donated joint library was among the largest in the colonies.

    3. September 9, 1783 · Carlisle, PennsylvaniaCharter granted by the Pennsylvania legislature

      On September 9, 1783, the Pennsylvania legislature chartered Dickinson College, the first college founded in the newly independent United States.

    4. April 1784 · Carlisle, PennsylvaniaFirst meeting of the trustees

      Benjamin Rush made his first journey to Carlisle in April 1784 to attend the college trustees' first meeting.

  3. Whiskey Rebellion

    1794

    Role: US Supreme Court justice who certified the existence of rebellion

    1. October 1794 · Carlisle, PennsylvaniaWashington moves to Carlisle to guide the army

      President Washington traveled west in October 1794 toward Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where the militia he ordered mobilized was gathering, to guide the US Army's suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion.

    2. October 1794 · Western PennsylvaniaCollapse of the insurrection

      As the federal army marched west into western Pennsylvania in October 1794, the Whiskey Rebellion collapsed without resistance.

  4. Battle of the Diamond

    1795–1796

    Role: Co-founder of the Orange Order

    1. 1795 · James Sloan's inn, LoughgallFounding of the Orange Order

      After the battle, the Peep o' Day Boys founded the Orange Order at James Sloan's inn in Loughgall.

    2. Winter 1795–6 · County ArmaghThe Armagh Outrages

      In the winter of 1795–6, Protestants drove around 7,000 Catholics out of County Armagh.

    3. 18 September 1795 · Near The Diamond, County Armagh (Atkinson's home area)Peace Conference of 18 September 1795

      Captain Joseph Atkinson convened Protestant landowners and Catholic priests as numbers swelled before the battle.

    4. 21 September 1795 · Near Loughgall, County ArmaghBattle of the Diamond

      The Catholic Defenders and Protestant Peep o' Day Boys fought a planned confrontation near Loughgall on 21 September 1795.

    5. Annually on 21 September · Anniversary commemorationDiamond Day and Orange Heritage Week

      'Diamond Day' marks the battle's anniversary and begins Orange Heritage Week.

  5. The Economist newspaper first published in London

    1843

    Role: Founder and Chief Editor

    1. 1843 · LondonFounding of The Economist

      James Wilson established The Economist in London in 1843 as a weekly newspaper to campaign for free trade and the repeal of the Corn Laws.

  6. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China incorporated

    1853

    Role: Founder

    1. 1853 · LondonIncorporation in London

      James Wilson incorporated the Chartered Bank in London in 1853 under a Royal Charter from Queen Victoria.

Sources

  1. James Wilson (Founding Father) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13
  2. Dickinson College Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21
  3. Whiskey Rebellion Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
  4. Battle of the Diamond Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-01
  5. The Economist Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
  6. James Wilson (businessman) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-13
  7. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-23