3 - James Wilson (PA)

#3 - James Wilson (PA)
Birthplace: St. Andrews, Scotland
Age at Convention: 45

1) Religion
-- Wilson Began as a Presbyterian, then became Episcopalian. However, most who have studied him assert that, in his final views on religion, Wilson was a deist.

2) Slavery
-- Early voice against slavery
-- "Slavery, or an absolute and unlimited power in the master over life and fortune of the slave, is unauthorized by the common law... The reasons which we sometimes see assigned for the origin and the continuance of slavery appear, when examined to the bottom, to be built upon a false foundation. In the enjoyment of their persons and of their property, the common law protects all."

3) Upbringing
-- Educated at universities of St. Andrews, Glasgow, and Edinburgh.
-- Emigrated to America

References:
1) http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/delegates/wilson.html
2) http://www.johnadams.net/cases/samples/Winfrey-Wilson/index.html
3) http://www.christiananswers.net/q-wall/wal-g003.html
4) http://www.geocities.com/peterroberts.geo/Relig-Politics/JWilson.html

Running tabulation:
1) Religiously Active (36) or Primarily Secular (17)
2) Abolitionist (18), Partial Abolitionist (25) or Non-Abolitionist (10)
3) Wealthy (22) or Middle-Class/Poor (31)