A. J. (Alexander Johnstone) Wilson

Born in 1841 and remembered as a journalist and author, Alexander Johnstone Wilson wrote widely on financial and economic subjects as well as fiction. Bibliographic and literary reference sources identify him with works including The Resources of Modern Countries, Banking Reform, and The National Budget, alongside novels such as The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant and The Rise and Progress of Sir Timothy Buncombe, Kt. and M.P..

Reference listings describe him as a writer who specialized in financial matters, which helps explain the unusual range of his books: some are practical and political, others satirical or narrative. That mix gives his work a distinctive place among late 19th-century writers, especially for readers interested in the overlap between literature, journalism, and economic debate.

He died in 1921. While a number of his books remain traceable through library and public-domain catalogs, I couldn't confirm a reliable portrait image from the sources reviewed here.