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See also
Garry
Eldridge Brown —
James
Coles Bruce —
Arthur
Wilkins DeSelm —
John
Rice Flint —
George
Wilkins Guthrie —
Wilkins
Perryman Horton —
S.
Wilkins Matthews —
Sue
Wilkins Myrick —
Edwin
Lee Norris —
Richard
Dudley Obenshain —
Wilkins
F. Tannehill —
John
Wilkins Whitfield |
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Wilkins, Aaron Milton
(1854-1910) —
also known as Aaron M. Wilkins —
of Amherst, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Amherst, Hillsborough
County, N.H., January
22, 1854.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 15th District, 1903-04.
Congregationalist.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Amherst, Hillsborough
County, N.H., May 27,
1910 (age 56 years, 125
days).
Interment at Meadow
View Cemetery, Amherst, N.H.
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Wilkins, Alvin —
of Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1836.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, Ann —
of Yakima, Yakima
County, Wash.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,
1944.
Female.
Still living as of 1944.
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Wilkins, Arthur —
of Jay, Franklin
County, Maine.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, Beriah
(1846-1905) —
of Uhrichsville, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio.
Born near Richwood, Union
County, Ohio, July 10,
1846.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Ohio state
senate, 1880; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1883-89 (16th District 1883-85, 15th
District 1885-87, 16th District 1887-89).
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 7,
1905 (age 58 years, 332
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Wilkins, Brenda E. —
of Williamston, Martin
County, N.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Wilkins, C. Howard, Jr. (b.
1939) —
of Kansas.
Born in 1939.
U.S. Ambassador to Netherlands, 1989-92.
Still living as of 1992.
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Wilkins, C. M. —
of Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, Charles E. —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Delaware, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, Charles O. —
of Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Republican. Supervisor
of Meridian Township, Michigan; elected 1949, 1951, 1953;
defeated, 1955.
Still living as of 1955.
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Wilkins, Charles P. —
of California.
Member of California
state assembly 11th District, 1860-61.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, Charles S. —
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 51st District, 1915-16.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, Charles T. (d.
1922) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1911; recorder's court judge in
Michigan, 1918-22; died in office 1922.
Died in 1922.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, Clifton —
of Essex
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Essex County, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, D. Frank —
Justice
of Utah state supreme court, 1976-80.
Still living as of 1980.
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Wilkins, Edness Kimball —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 1952;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives from Natrona County, 1965.
Still living as of 1965.
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Wilkins, F. G. —
of Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga.
Mayor
of Columbus, Ga., 1856-60, 1864-68, 1878-81; removed 1868.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Wilkins,
Frank See D. Frank
Wilkins |
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Wilkins, Fraser
(1908-1989) —
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., August
30, 1908.
U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus, 1960-64.
Died in 1989
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, Fred A. —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Republican. Mayor
of Cortland, N.Y., 1928-33.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, George C. —
of Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Prohibition candidate for New York
state assembly from Saratoga County, 1921.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, George T. —
of Edwardsville, Madison
County, Ill.
Democrat. Illinois
superintendent of public instruction, 1959-63; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1960,
1964
(alternate).
Still living as of 1964.
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Wilkins, George W. —
Republican. Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1868.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, Hank —
of Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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| | Wilkins,
Howard, Jr. See C. Howard Wilkins,
Jr. |
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Wilkins, J. G. —
of Brooksville, Noxubee
County, Miss.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, J. H. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah
Territory, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, James C. —
of Adams
County, Miss.
Member of Mississippi
territorial House of Representatives, 1815-17.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, James McK. —
of Bedford, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate 3rd District, 1838-40; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1842-44.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, John H. (b.
1836) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1836.
Real
estate business; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1879-82.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, John H. —
of Oklahoma.
U.S.
Attorney for the Central District of Oklahoma, 1901-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, John S. —
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, Joseph —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Louisiana, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, Justin —
of Signal Mountain, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Wilkins, Kennis —
of Williamston, Martin
County, N.C.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Carolina, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Wilkins, Oliver J. —
of Crestwood, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Mayor
of Crestwood, Mo., 1955-57.
Still living as of 1957.
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Wilkins, Peter —
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 18th District, 1859-60.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, Phillip Charles —
also known as Phillip C. Wilkins —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1948,
1952,
1956
(alternate).
Still living as of 1956.
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Wilkins, R. E. —
of Virginia.
Secretary
of state of Virginia, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, Raymond S. —
of Winchester, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, Rillastine R. —
of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Democrat. Mayor
of Muskegon Heights, Mich., 2002-05; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 2008.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League.
Still living as of 2008.
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Wilkins, Ross —
of Lenawee
County, Mich.
Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1835;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1837-42.
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Wilkins, Scott —
Socialist. Candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1914.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, Sylvester B. —
of Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Mayor
of Rockford, Ill., 1879-81.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, T. M. —
Secretary
of Dakota Territory, 1869-70.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, W. D. —
of Needmore, Hardy
County, W.Va.
Republican. Chair of
Hardy County Republican Party, 1917; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hardy County, 1934.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, W. E. —
of La Grande, Union
County, Ore.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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Wilkins, W. T. —
of Mower
County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state senate 3rd District, 1885-86.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, W. W. —
of Tuolumne
County, Calif.
Member of California
state assembly 9th District, 1851-52.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, W. W. —
of Steele
County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state senate 12th District, 1879-82.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, W. W. —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
South Carolina, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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Wilkins, Walter —
of Elkton, Todd
County, Ky.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, William
(1779-1865) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., December
20, 1779.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1819-20; district judge in
Pennsylvania 5th District, 1821-24; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1824-31;
resigned 1831; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1829, 1843-44 (16th District
1829, 21st District 1843-44); U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1831-34; resigned 1834; received 30
electoral votes for Vice-President, 1832;
U.S. Minister to Russia, 1834-35; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1844-45; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1856-58 (22nd District 1856-57, 24th District 1858).
Died in Homewood (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., June 23,
1865 (age 85 years, 185
days).
Interment at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Wilkins, William H. —
of Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1910; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1914, 1920; candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, William T. —
of Alexandria,
Va.
Mayor
of Alexandria, Va., 1940-49.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilkins, William W., Jr. —
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1986-.
Still living as of 1997.
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