William Wilkins (United States Senator)
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| 19th United States Secretary of War | |
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In office February 15, 1844 – March 4, 1845 |
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| President | John Tyler |
| Preceded by | James Madison Porter |
| Succeeded by | William L. Marcy |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 21st district |
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In office March 4, 1843 – February 14, 1844 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas M.T. McKennan |
| Succeeded by | Cornelius Darragh |
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United States Senator from Pennsylvania |
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In office March 4, 1831 – June 30, 1834 |
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| Preceded by | William Marks |
| Succeeded by | James Buchanan |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
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In office May 12, 1824 – April 14, 1831 |
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| Appointed by | James Monroe |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Hoge Walker |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Irwin |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
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In office 1819–1820 |
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| Personal details | |
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December 20, 1779 Carlisle, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | June 23, 1865 (aged 85) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Pittsburgh Academy Dickinson College |
| Profession | Lawyer, Judge, Politician |
William Wilkins (December 20, 1779 – June 23, 1865) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. During his career, he served in both houses of the Pennsylvania State Legislature, and in all three branches of the United States federal government, including service as a United States federal judge, as a member of both the House and Senate, and as a cabinet member.
William Wilkins was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania on December 20, 1779. He attended the Pittsburgh Academy, the forerunner of the University of Pittsburgh,read law in 1801 and graduated from Dickinson College in 1802. He was in private practice in Pittsburgh from 1801 to 1806, then in Lexington, Kentucky from 1806 to 1807, and again in Pittsburgh from 1808 to 1815. He was President, Pittsburgh City Council from 1816 to 1819. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1819 to 1820.
Wilkins became a judge of the Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania in 1820, serving until 1824. On May 10, 1824, Wilkins was nominated by President James Monroe to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania vacated by Jonathan Hoge Walker. Wilkins was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 12, 1824, and received his commission the same day. He resigned on April 14, 1831, to begin his own term of service in the United States Senate.
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