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James Wilson

1742 - 1798

About the Author

James Wilson signed the Declaration of Independence and was twice elected to the Continental Congress. He played a leading role in the drafting of the US Constitution and eventually became one of the six original justices appointed by George Washington to the United States Supreme Court.

In The Library:

• author: Collected Works of James Wilson, 2 vols. (2007)
• author: Collected Works of James Wilson, vol. 1 (2007)
• author: Collected Works of James Wilson, vol. 2 (2007)
• author: Pamphlets on the Constitution of the United States, published during its Discussion by the People, 1787-1788 (1787)