James Wilson Politician

James Wilson (3 June 1805 – 11 August 1860) was a Scottish businessman, economist and Liberal politician. He founded The Economist and the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China (which became Standard Chartered).

Personal facts

James Wilson
Birth dateJune 03, 1805
Birth place
Hawick , Roxburghshire
Date of deathAugust 11, 1860
Place of death
Kolkata , Presidencies and provinces of British India , British Raj

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Office holder

monarch
Queen Victoria
party
Liberal Party (UK)
Whigs (British political party)
prime minister
George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl of Aberdeen
successor
William Cowper-Temple 1st Baron Mount Temple
George Alexander Hamilton

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