| Authorised form of name | Wilson; Sir; John (1741 - 1793) |
| Dates | 1741 - 1793 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | The How, Applethwaite, Westmoreland, England |
| Date of birth | 06 August 1741 |
| Place of death | Kendal, Westmoreland |
| Date of death | 18 October 1793 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial: Kendal Church, Westmoreland |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Activity | Education: BA (1761) MA (1764), Peterhouse College, Cambridge Career: Entered Middle Temple (1763); Fellow of Peterhouse College, Cambridge (1764); called to the Bar (1766); Judge in the Court of Common Pleas (1786); Commissioner of the Great Seal (1792); friend of Richard Watson, Bishop of Llandaff (FRS 1769)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 13/03/1783 |
| Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Code | NA3735 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1782/12 | Wilson, Sir John: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |