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| Affiliation | Democratic-Republican |
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| Name | James W. Wilkin |
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Goshen, New York , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
00, 1762
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| Died | February 23, 1845
(83 years)
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| Contributor | RBH |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | WILKIN, James Whitney, (father of Samuel Jones Wilkin), a Representative from New York; born in Wallkill, Orange (now Ulster) County, N.Y., in 1762; served in the Revolutionary War; was graduated from Princeton College in 1785; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1788 and began practice in Goshen, N.Y.; member of the State assembly in 1800; entered the State militia and rose through successive grades to the rank of major general; served in the State senate 1801-1804 and 1811-1814; member of the State assembly in 1808 and 1809, and served as speaker in the latter year; member of the council of appointment in 1802, 1811, and 1813; elected as a Republican to the Fourteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Jonathan Fisk; reelected to the Fifteenth Congress and served from June 7, 1815, to March 3, 1819; unsuccessful candidate for United States Senator in 1815; county clerk of Orange County 1819-1821; county treasurer for several years; died in Goshen, N.Y., February 23, 1845; interment in Slate Hill Cemetery.
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