The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Wilson, William

WILSON, William, American poet: b. Perthshire, Scotland, 25 Dec. 1801; d. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 25 Aug. 1860. He edited the Dundee Review, 1821-23, did newspaper work in Edinburgh, where he was a friend of the brothers Chambers, and coming to this country in 1833 established himself at Poughkeepsie as bookseller and publisher. His &lsquo;Poems,&rsquo; edited by Lossing, appeared in 1870, and revised and enlarged editions in 1875 and 1884.