Wilkin, Samuel Jones

  • Posted on: 10 June 2014
  • By: rgilb
Primary Name
First Name: 
Samuel
Middle Name: 
Jones
Surname: 
Wilkin
Birth and Death
Birth Info
Birth Month: 
December
Birth Day: 
17
Birth Year: 
1793
Birth Note: 
Born in Goshen, NY.
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Death Info
Death Month: 
March
Death Day: 
11
Death Year: 
1866
Death Note: 
Died in Goshen, NY.
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Relationships
Marriage Information: 
Marriage and Children Info
Marriage Month: 
July
Marriage Day: 
18
Marriage Year: 
1816
Biographical Information
Seward Context: 
Official/Professional
Biography and Citation Information: 
Biography: 
Wilkin was a lawyer in New York, a state assemblyman, state senator, and US Congressman. In 1844 he was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for Lieutenant-Governor, with Millard Fillmore as candidate for Governor. Wilkin was from Goshen, Orange County, N.Y. Born in New York, December 17, 1793. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Orange County, 1824-25; U.S. Representative from New York 6th District, 1831-33; member of New York state senate 9th District, 1848-49. Died March 11, 1866 (age 72 years, 84 days). Interment at Slate Hill Cemetery, Goshen, N.Y. Found in 18341215WHS_FMS1 and 18330218MDC_WHS1.
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
History of Orange County, NY
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
EM Ruttenber
Publisher Location: 
Philadelphi
Publisher Name: 
Evarts & Peck
Year: 
1881
Citation Notes: 
https://archive.org/stream/cu31924028832693/cu31924028832693_djvu.txt
Extra information from Google Docs spreadsheet
Person - Description: 
married Sarah G. Westcott
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Editorial Information
Editorial Review: 
Unverified and Incomplete