Beriah Wilkins
Beriah Wilkins | |
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U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio | |
| In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph D. Taylor |
| Succeeded by | James W. Owens |
| Constituency | 15th district (1883-1885) 16th district (1885-1887) 15th district (1887-1889) |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 18th district | |
| In office January 5, 1880 – January 1, 1882 | |
| Preceded by | John C. Fisher |
| Succeeded by | Albert J. Pearson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 10, 1846 136th Ohio Infantry |
Beriah Wilkins (July 10, 1846 – June 7, 1905) was an American politician and Civil War veteran who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1883 to 1889.
Biography
Born near
honorably discharged August 31, 1864. He then engaged in banking in Uhrichsville, Ohio. He was a member of the Ohio Senate
in 1880 and 1881 and served as member of the Democratic State central committee in 1882.
Congress
Wilkins was elected as a
Committee on Banking and Currency
(Fiftieth Congress).
Later career and death
After his congressional service, Wilkins settled in Washington, D.C. He became majority owner and publisher of The Washington Post in 1889, and later, in 1894, acquired the entire stock ownership of the paper, serving as editor until his death in Washington, D.C., June 7, 1905. He is interred in Rock Creek Cemetery.
References
- United States Congress. "Beriah Wilkins (id: W000474)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-03-26
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