Samuel Jones Wilkin (December 17, 1793 – March 11, 1866) was a U.S. representative from New York, son of James W. Wilkin.
Samuel Jones Wilkin | |
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Born | Goshen, New York, US | December 17, 1793
Died | March 11, 1866 Goshen, New York, US | (aged 72)
Alma mater | Princeton College |
Occupation(s) | Attorney, politician |
Known for | U.S. Representative from New York |
Children | Alexander Wilkin |
Born in Goshen, New York, Wilkin graduated from Princeton College in 1812.
He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1815 and practiced in Goshen.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Orange Co.) in 1824 and 1825.
Wilkin was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-second Congress (March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833).
He was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for election in 1844 as Lieutenant Governor of New York.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (9th D.) in 1848 and 1849. He was a state canal appraiser in 1850.
He died in Goshen, New York, March 11, 1866. He was interred in Slate Hill Cemetery.
His son, Alexander Wilkin, died in the Civil War.