Smith S. Wilkinson

Smith S. Wilkinson
President pro tempore of the Wisconsin Senate
In office
January 4, 1864 – January 2, 1865
Preceded byWyman Spooner
Succeeded byWillard H. Chandler
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 14th district
In office
January 6, 1862 – January 1, 1866
Preceded byCharles R. Gill
Succeeded byArgalus Starks
Personal details
Born(1824-12-07)December 7, 1824
Elbridge, New York, U.S.
Died(1889-04-09)April 9, 1889
Resting placeOakwood Cemetery, Adrian, Michigan
Political party
SpouseHelen M. Tabor (died 1910)

Smith S. Wilkinson (December 7, 1824 – April 9, 1889) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He served four years in the Wisconsin State Senate and was President pro tempore of the Wisconsin Senate for the 1864 session.[1]

Biography

Wilkinson was born December 7, 1824, in Elbridge, New York, to Shubael Wilkinson and Mahala Smith. He married Helen M. Tabor, became a lawyer and raised a family in Prairie du Lac, Wisconsin, (now Milton).[2] Wilkinson represented the 14th State Senate district during the 1862, 1863, 1864 and 1865 sessions and was President pro tempore of the Senate for the 1864 session. He was a Republican and was affiliated with the National Union Party during the American Civil War.[1] He died on April 9, 1889, and is buried in Adrian, Michigan.

References

  1. ^ a b "Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848 – 1999" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  2. ^ Israel Wilkinson, Memoirs of the Wilkinson family in America, Davis & Penniman, 1869. Page 234
Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 14th district
January 6, 1862 – January 1, 1866 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President pro tempore of the Wisconsin Senate
January 4, 1864 – January 2, 1865 		Succeeded by


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