James Grant Wilson

James Grant Wilson
Personal details
Born	(1832-04-28)April 28, 1832 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	February 1, 1914(1914-02-01) (aged 81) New York City
Resting place	Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York
Spouses	Jane Emily Searle Cogswell ​ ​ (m. 1869; died 1904)​ Mary H. Nicholson ​ (m. 1907)​
Children	1
Parent(s)	William Wilson Jane Sibbald
Education	Bartlett's College Hill School
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Military service
Allegiance	United States Union
Branch/service	Union Army
Rank	Colonel Bvt. Brigadier General
Unit	15th Illinois Cavalry Regiment
Commands	4th U.S. Colored Cavalry Regiment
Battles/wars	American Civil War

James Grant Wilson (April 28, 1832 – February 1, 1914) was an American editor, author, bookseller and publisher, who founded the Chicago Record in 1857, the first literary paper in that region. During the American Civil War, he served as a colonel in the Union Army. In recognition of his service, in 1867, he was named brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from March 13, 1865. He settled in New York, where he edited biographies and histories, was a public speaker, and served as president of the Society of American Authors and the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.^[1]