Adam Wilson

Sir Adam Wilson
15th Mayor of Toronto
In office 1859–1860
Preceded by	David Breakenridge Read
Succeeded by	John George Bowes
Personal details
Born	September 22, 1814 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	December 28, 1891 (aged 77) Toronto, Ontario

Sir Adam Wilson QC (September 22, 1814 – December 28, 1891) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Canada West. He served as mayor of Toronto in 1859 and 1860.

He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1815 and came to Halton County, Upper Canada in 1830 to work with his uncle. In 1834, he moved to Toronto where he studied law Robert Baldwin Sullivan and was called to the bar in 1839. In 1850, he became Queen's Counsel. Wilson was elected to Toronto city council in 1855, later serving two terms as mayor. In 1856, he was named to a commission whose work formed the basis for the l Statutes of the Province of Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada in an 1860 by-election in the North riding of York; he was re-elected in ral for Canada West in the Executive Council. He resigned from politics in 1863 and was named judge in the Court of Queen's Bench. He served on the Ontario Law Reform Commission. In 1878, Wilson became chief justice in the Court of Common Pleas and, in 1884, was named to the same function in the Court of Queen's Bench. He was also a member of the Orange Order in Canada. In 1887, he was retired and was knighted. He died in Toronto on December 28, 1891.

References

• "Adam Wilson". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2005.
• The Scot in British North America. Chapter V Canada from 1840 to 1867 Part B