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William Wilkins
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania · 1824
William Wilkins , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. William Wilkins (December 20, 1779 – June 23, 1865) was an American judge and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Jacksonian member of the United States Senate from 1831 to 1834 and as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district from 1843 to 1844.
Education
- Read law1801
- Dickinson College1802
Career
Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1801-1806, 1808-1815, 1836-1843, 1845-, 1858-1865; Private practice, Lexington, Kentucky, 1806-1807; President, Pittsburgh [Pennsylvania] City Council, 1816-1819; State representative, Pennsylvania, 1819-1820; President judge, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Fifth Judicial District, 1820-1824; U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, 1829-1830, 1843-1844; U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, 1831-1834; Minister to Russia, U.S. Department of State, 1834-1836; Secretary of War, 1844-1845; State senator, Pennsylvania, 1855-1857
Biography
William Wilkins (December 20, 1779 – June 23, 1865) was an American judge and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Jacksonian member of the United States Senate from 1831 to 1834 and as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district from 1843 to 1844.
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