William Wilkins

Biography of William Wilkins

Family Name (Surname): Wilkins
First Name: William
Date of Birth: December , 20 , 1779
Place of Birth (POB): Carlisle , Pennsylvania (US-PA, PA, 42, Pa., Penn., Penna.)
Date of Death: June , 23 , 1865
Place of Death (POD): Homewood, near Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania (US-PA, PA, 42, Pa., Penn., Penna.)
Gender Identity: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White

Court Name: United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
Court Type: United States District Court
Appointment under the Presidency of: James Monroe ( Jeffersonian Republican )
Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 05/10/1824
Seat vacated by: Walker , Jonathan H.
Senate voice vote?: Yes
Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 05/12/1824
Commission Date: 05/12/1824
Date of Termination: 04/14/1831
Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1801-1806, 1808-1815, 1836-1843, 1845-Â Â Â Â , 1858-1865
Private practice, Lexington, Kentucky, 1806-1807
President, Pittsburgh [Pennsylvania] City Council, 1816-1819
State representative, Pennsylvania, 1819-1820
President judge, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Fifth Judicial District, 1820-1824
U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, 1829-1830, 1843-1844
U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, 1831-1834
Minister to Russia, U.S. Department of State, 1834-1836
Secretary of War, 1844-1845
State senator, Pennsylvania, 1855-1857