Historedia
Person

Sir William Wilson

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1878

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Sir William 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. Cleopatra's Needle erected on the Thames Embankment

    1878

    Role: Sponsor of transportation

    1. 21 January 1878 · EstuaryArrival in England

      The obelisk arrived in the estuary on 21 January 1878, following a storm in the Bay of Biscay that forced the towropes to be cut.

    2. 12 September 1878 · Victoria EmbankmentErection on the Victoria Embankment

      The obelisk was erected on the Victoria Embankment in London on 12 September 1878, after a previous location was rejected.

Sources

  1. Cleopatra's Needle, London Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14