William Wilkins

William Wilkins
19th United States Secretary of War
In office February 15, 1844 – March 4, 1845
President	John Tyler
Preceded by	James Madison Porter
Succeeded by	William L. Marcy
Born	December 20, 1779(1779-12-20) Carlisle, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	June 23, 1865 (aged 85) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Pittsburgh Dickinson College
Profession	Lawyer, Judge, Politician

William Wilkins (December 20, 1779 – June 23, 1865) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

He served in both houses of the state legislature, and was federal judge in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He was elected to both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate as a Democrat and a Jacksonian. In the election of 1832, Wilkins received 30 electoral votes from Pennsylvania for the Vice Presidency (the other 189 votes went to the official party nominee, Martin Van Buren). He served as U.S. Secretary of War from 1844 to 1845 under President John Tyler.

Wilkins was born in Carlisle, PA, attended Pittsburgh Academy[1] and Dickinson College, and practiced law in Pittsburgh. Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania is named after him. Wilkins died in 1865 in Homewood, near Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa, and is buried in the Homewood Cemetery there. His brother, Ross Wilkins, was a notable jurist in Michigan.

External links

• William Wilkins at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Homewood Cemetery Biography & History
• Dickinson College Biography
• Gravesite Photos
• The Political Graveyard

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