John West Wilson

Businessman and arts patron

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John West Wilson (8 October 1816 – 24 May 1889) was a businessman and arts patron.^[1]

Biography

John West Wilson was born at Hull, United Kingdom. He was the son of Thomas Wilson (1792–1869), founder of the shipping company Thomas Wilson Sons & Co. which introduced scheduled services between Hull, England and Gothenburg, Sweden in 1825 and ran steamers on the route between 1840 and 1842.^[2]

John Wilson founded the firm JW Wilson at Gothenburg in 1844, operating it in conjunction with the existing family business to trade in corn, wood, paper, pulp and coal, while he also exported cattle there during the Crimean War.^[3]

In 1850 John Wilson opened a regular steamship service between Gothenburg and Hull, which proved particularly effective in transporting emigrants from northern Europe to America. In 1865 the company AB Göteborg-London was formed. In 1882 this became part of the Thule Company after Wilson became a partner in the latter.^[4]

Wilson served on Gothenburg's city council from 1867 to 1886 as well as director of the Skandinaviska Kredit and vice chairman of the trade associations council. He was also treasurer of the Gothenburg Museum's board of directors and made many donations. Wilson died at Gothenburg, Sweden.^[5]

References

^ "John West Wilson". Det gamla Göteborg. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
^ "John West Wilson". Svenska millionärer. Minnen och anteckningar. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
^ "Wilson & Co". Det gamla Göteborg. 9 January 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
^ "John West Wilson". Svenska millionärer. Minnen och anteckningar. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
^ "Skandinaviska Kredit". Det gamla Göteborg. 24 May 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2020.