James Robert Wilson, PC (September 16, 1866 – April 3, 1941) was a Canadian politician.
[1] Born in Almonte, Canada West, he moved to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in 1884 and was employed at a grocery and hardware store.
In his times as mayor he personally guaranteed a bank loan that allowed for the completion of sewer, water and electrical works, and it was also whilst he was mayor that Saskatoon's City Park was purchased.
Wilson also tried his hand at national politics, standing unsuccessfully as a federal candidate for the Conservatives in 1908, before managing to be elected in 1917.
He served for four years, including a spell as a cabinet minister, before being defeated in 1921.