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 and in the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada for York North from 1860 to 1863.

After his political career, he served as a judge and was named Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench.

[1] He attended Heriot’s Hospital in Edinburgh[1] before immigrating to Halton County, Upper Canada in 1830 to work with his uncle.

[2] In 1850, he became Queen's Counsel and in 1856 he was named to a commission whose work formed the basis for the General Public Statutes of the Province of Canada.

[2] His concerns included the Grand Trunk Railway putting trains between residents and Lake Ontario and the pollution that accumulated in various water sources along the Toronto waterfront.

[4] Wilson was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in an 1860 by-election in the riding of York North.