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    James G. Wilson

    Birth: 1797

    Death: 3-22-1879

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Biography

James G Wilson retained William Henry Seward because of his experience as a patent lawyer. Wilson was in a bitter dispute to make the woodworking trade abide by the Woodworth rights.

Letter References

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 30, 1849

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 6, 1846

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, April 1, 1849

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, April 2, 1849

Citations

Biography and Citation Information:
Biography: 
James G Wilson retained William Henry Seward because of his experience as a patent lawyer. Wilson was in a bitter dispute to make the woodworking trade abide by the Woodworth rights.
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Invented by Law: Alexander Graham Bell and the Patent That Changed America
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Christopher Beauchamp
Publisher Location: 
Cambridge, MA
Publisher Name: 
Harvard University
Year: 
2015
Start Page: 
31
End Page: 
32
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=Wz0yBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA24&lpg=PA24&dq=Invented+by+Law:+Alexander+Graham+Bell+and+the+Patent+That+Changed+America+James+Wilson&source=bl&ots=ZLQ-XQ4RQY&sig=TA3_KZi0uvOGEM0MsaNUSQe6ihs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiw1YvQ4cfcAhWMl-AKHbKLDsoQ6AEwAHoECAAQAQ#v=onepage&q=Invented%20by%20Law%3A%20Alexander%20Graham%20Bell%20and%20the%20Patent%20That%20Changed%20America%20James%20Wilson&f=false
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Notes: 
1850 US Federal Census, Greenburgh, Westchester Co., NY
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Notes: 
"Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803–1915." Burial Roster at Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY