James Wilson is the Founding Father nobody remembers. According to NPR, Jesse Wegman's new book 'The Lost Founder' chronicles a brilliant constitutional architect whose ideas profoundly shaped America's founding document—yet he faded from history. Wilson's story takes a dramatic turn: the Supreme Court justice who helped build the nation's legal framework spent his final years on the run from creditors and the law. It's a sharp reminder that genius and character don't always align.

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