James Wilson
Scottish businessman, banker and politician
Died when: 55 years 69 days (662 months)Star Sign: Gemini
James Wilson (3 June 1805 – 11 August 1860) 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.
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