James Southall Wilson

Deceased Person

1880 – 1963

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Who was James Southall Wilson?

James Southall Wilson was an author, professor, and founder of the Virginia Quarterly Review. He organized the 1931 Southern Writers Conference. His wife, Julia Tyler, was the granddaughter of President John Tyler and a founder of Kappa Delta sorority. Wilson wrote the College of William & Mary's spirit song, "Our Alma Mater."

Wilson wrote a biography of ornithologist Alexander Wilson in 1906.

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Born
1880
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  • College of William and Mary
Died
1963

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on July 23, 2013

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