Background
He married Anne, daughter of Charles Townshend.
He married Anne, daughter of Charles Townshend.
Lady Louisa Stuart wrote of his elopement with Anne Townshend that:
..this Mr Wilson - whose name, when known, made nobody the wiser - was an Irishman, born to an inheritance of three hundred a year, but greatly in debt, of no profession, accounted a black-leg, and chiefly remarkable for having fought two or three duels. His conversation was bragging and his manner familiar and aisy like those of the Paddy in a farce. All his friends had ten thousand a year.
He talked of his horses and carriages, his estate and his interest.
And when he addressed you as a lady, you could not help drawing back for fear he should give you a kiss.
1st United Kingdom Parliament. 18th Parliament of Great Britain]
He was Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Barnstaple from 1796 to 1802.