Wilson, John

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• Wilson, John —    1) T Runs against Tilley in St. John, New Brunswick, and defeated, 131.    2) (1809 1869)    Born in Paisley, Scotland. Came to Canada, 1823; for some years worked on a farm near Perth. Studied law and called to the bar of Upper Canada, 1835.… …   The makers of Canada

• Wilson , John Tuzo — (1908–1993) Canadian geophysicist Born in Ottawa, Canada, Wilson was educated at the University of Toronto and at Princeton, where he obtained his PhD in 1936. After working for the Canadian Geological Survey (1936–39) and war service, he was… …   Scientists

• WILSON, JOHN —    1) Indian missionary, born near Lauder, educated at Edinburgh; missionary at Bombay from 1828 to his death from 1843 in connection with the Free Church of Scotland; from his knowledge of the languages and religions of India, and his sagacity,… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Wilson, John — 1) ( Christopher North ) (1785 1854)    Poet, essayist, and miscellaneous writer, s. of a wealthy manufacturer in Paisley, where he was b., was ed. at Glas. and Oxf. At the latter he not only displayed great intellectual endowments, but… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

• John Wilson — may refer to:Politicians* John Wilson (Scottish politician), member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) * John Wilson (Falkirk MP) (1844 ndash;1918), member of Parliament for Falkirk * John Wilson (Edinburgh MP), member of Parliament for Edinburgh * …   Wikipedia

• John Cook Wilson — (born Nottingham 6 June 1849, died 1915) was an English philosopher. The only son of a Methodist minister, after Derby School he went up to Balliol College, Oxford in 1868, where he read both Classics and Mathematics, gaining a double First in… …   Wikipedia

• John Leonard Wilson — (23 November 1897 1970), usually known as Leonard , was an Anglican Bishop. He was Bishop of Singapore from 1941 to 1949 during the time of Japanese occupation, and subsequently Dean of Manchester and Bishop of Birmingham.EducationWilson was… …   Wikipedia

• John L. Wilson — John Lockwood Wilson (* 7. August 1850 in Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA; † 6. November 1912 in Washington D. C., USA) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Frühes Leben 2 Politische Karriere …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• John S. Wilson (economist) — John S. Wilson is a Lead Economist in the Development Economics Research Group of the World Bank. Wilson manages research on transparency, trade facilitation, regulation, and economic development. This includes the World Bank’s main research… …   Wikipedia

• John Lockwood Wilson — (* 7. August 1850 in Crawfordsville, Indiana; † 6. November 1912 in Washington D.C.) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker, der den Bundesstaat Washington in beiden Kammern des Kongresses vertrat …   Deutsch Wikipedia