James W. Wilkin
James Whitney Wilkin (March 19, 1762 in Wallkill, then Orange County, now Ulster County, New York – February 23, 1845 in Goshen, Orange Co., NY) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
Wilkin served in the Revolutionary War.
He graduated from Princeton College in 1785. Then he studied law, and was
1813
.
Wilkin was elected as a
Democratic-Republican to the 14th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Jonathan Fisk. He took his seat on December 4, 1815. He was re-elected to the 15th United States Congress, and served until March 3, 1819. That year, his grandson, Alexander Wilkin
, was born.
He was County Clerk of Orange County from 1819 to 1821, and County Treasurer for several years.
He was buried at Slate Hill Cemetery.
Sources
- United States Congress. "James W. Wilkin (id: W000472)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- James Whitney Wilkin in Princetonians, 1784-1790: A Biographical Dictionary, by Ruth L. Woodward, Wesley Frank Craven
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