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James Whitney Wilkin (March 19, 1762 – February 23, 1845) was an American lawyer and politician fromNew York.
Wilkin was born inWallkill, New York (then in Orange County, but now in Ulster County). He served in theRevolutionary War.
He graduated from Princeton College in 1785. Then he studied law, and wasadmitted to the bar in 1788, and began practice inGoshen, New York. He was a member of theNew York State Assembly in 1796, 1808 and 1808–09, and served asSpeaker during the latter term. He entered the State militia and rose through successive grades to the rank of major general. He was a member of theNew York State Senate from 1801 to 1804 and from 1811 to 1814. He was a member of theCouncil of Appointment in 1802, 1811, and 1813. He was an unsuccessful candidate forU.S. Senator from New York in1813.
Wilkin was elected as aDemocratic-Republican to the14th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofJonathan Fisk. He took his seat on December 4, 1815. He was re-elected to the15th United States Congress, and served until March 3, 1819. That year, his grandson,Alexander Wilkin, was born.
He was County Clerk of Orange County from 1819 to 1821, and County Treasurer for several years.
Wilkin died inGoshen, Orange County, New York. He was buried at Slate Hill Cemetery.
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