James Wilson.
Scottish businessman, economist and Liberal politician (1805-1860)
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About James Wilson
James Wilson was a Scottish businessman, economist, and Liberal politician who founded The Economist weekly and the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, which merged with Standard Bank in 1969 to form Standard Chartered. He was the first Finance Member of the Viceroy's Executive Council from December 1859 until his death in August 1860. Sent there to put order into the chaos that followed the "Sepoy Mutiny" of 1857, he presented India's first budget, and was responsible for the government accounting system, Pay Office, and audit, apart from government paper currency, Indian Police, a Military Finance Commission, and a Civil Finance Commission.
Everything about James Wilson →- Occupation
- journalist, economist, politician, banker
- Position held
- Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Paymaster General, Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, member of the 18th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- June 3, 1805
- Died
- August 11, 1860