James Wilson (businessman)
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James Wilson (businessman)
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James Wilson 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 governme
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Scottish businessman, economist and politician
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2004-03-10T09:50:51Z
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2024-09-01T19:27:02Z
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