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(1832-1914) Novelist. James Grant Wilson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and died in New York City.

Full Name

James Grant Wilson

Locations

Dutchess

Author's Timeline


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RESIDENCE

As a infant, Mr. Wilson came with his family to the United States and lived in Poughkeepsie, New York.

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RESIDENCE

Mr. Wilson lived for a time in Manhattan, New York.

1832

BIRTH

James Grant Wilson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on April 28, 1832.

1869

LITWORK

The Life and Letters of Fitz-Greene Halleck
New York: D. Appleton & Company

Biography.

1874

LITWORK

Sketches of Illustrious Soldiers
G. P. Putnam

Nonfiction.

1876

LITWORK

The Poets and Poetry of Scotland from the Earliest to the Present Time. 2 VOLUME SET
Blackie and Son Limited

Nonfiction.

1886

LITWORK

Bryant, And His Friends: Some Reminiscences of the Knickerbocker Writers
Fords, Howard, & Hulbert

Nonfiction.

1889

LITWORK

Commodore Isaac Hull and the Frigate Constitution


Nonfiction.

1896

LITWORK

Love In Letters
New York, G. W. Dillingham Co.

Nonfiction.

1897

LITWORK

Life of General Grant
New York: D. Appleton & Company

Biography.

1904

LITWORK

Thackeray in the United States (two volumes)
London: Smith, Elder & Co.

Nonfiction.

1914

DEATH

James Grant Wilson died in New York City on February 1, 1914.

1914

INTERMENT

James Grant Wilson was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York.

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