Effingham Wilson
| Effingham Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 September 1785 Ravensworth, North Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 9 June 1868 38 Mildmay Park, Islington, London |
| Resting place | Highgate Cemetery |
| Residence |
11, Royal Exchange, London 88, Royal Exchange, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Publisher |
| Net worth | Wealth at death under £4000 |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) |
Martha Hunt Maria James |
11, Royal Exchange, London
Martha Hunt
Effingham William Wilson (28 September 1785 – 9 June 1868) was a 19th-century English radical publisher and bookseller. His main interests were in economics and politics, but he also published poetry.
Wilson was born at Ravensworth in the North Riding of Yorkshire, one of at least five sons to Joseph Wilson (born c.1734) and his wife Jane Hutchinson. Some of his relations had farmed under the Earl of Effingham, which resulted in Wilson's distinctive Christian name. "His earliest years were most happily passed in the neighbourhood of the place of his birth" according to his biography.
When still a boy he was removed to Knaresborough, where he resided with his physician uncle, Dr. Thomas HutchinsonFSA (d. March 1797), to be trained in the medical profession. Dr Hutchinson was "a man of taste and literature" and a friend of William and Dorothy Wordsworth. Also a keen phrenologist, he owned the skull of the murderer Eugene Aram, having taken the head from the gibbet where the murderer hung, and was assisted in the task by Wilson.
A strong advocate of freedom of the press, Wilson published material which other publishers found too politically dangerous, including works by Jeremy Bentham, whose utilitarian tendencies he shared. Other publications included works by William Godwin, Benjamin Disraeli and Robert Owen. After having been a passenger on the first train into London he founded Railway Magazine, the first railway-themed trade journal.
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