John Wilson (born 1830, year of death unknown) was a politician in

Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...

. He was member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh Central from 1885 to 1886, having been elected as an "

Independent Liberal Independent Liberal is a description which candidates and politicians have used to describe themselves, designating them as liberals, yet independent of the official Liberal Party of their country. To avoid confusion with the Liberal Party of ...

". He lost his seat in 1886, standing as a

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* 1830 births UK MPs 1885–1886 Year of death unknown Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Edinburgh constituencies Liberal Unionist Party MPs for Scottish constituencies Independent politicians in Scotland Independent members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom {{Scotland-UK-MP-stub