George Wilkins (Vermont politician)
.jpg)
George Wilkins (December 6, 1817 – March 22, 1902) was a Vermont attorney and politician who served as President of the Vermont State Senate.
Biography[edit]
Wilkins was born in Stowe, Vermont. He studied law, attained admission to the bar in 1841 and began a practice in Stowe.[1]
Wilkins was also a successful businessman, with real estate holdings including more than 40 farms throughout Lamoille County. He was also a founder and member of the board of directors of the Lamoille County National Bank.[2]
A Republican, Wilkins served as Lamoille County State's Attorney from 1852 to 1853.[3]
In 1859 he was elected to one term in the Vermont Senate, and he served as President Pro Tem from 1860 to 1861.[4]
Wilkins was a Delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1864 and 1872. In 1868 he was a Republican Presidential Elector, and cast his ballot for Ulysses S. Grant.[5]
Despite his advanced age, Wilkins was still maintaining an active law practice when he died in Stowe.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Hiram Carleton, Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont, Volume 2, 1903, pages 44 to 46
- ^ Hamilton Child, Gazetteer and Business Directory of Lamoille and Orleans Counties, Vermont, 1883, pages 95, 379
- ^ Abby Maria Hemenway, The Vermont Historical Gazetteer, Volume 2, 1871, page 721
- ^ Vermont General Assembly, Journal of the Senate of the State of Vermont, 1860, pages 3, 93
- ^ Jacob G. Ullery, Men of Vermont Illustrated, 1894, page 432
- ^ Carlton Elisha Sanford, Elisha Risdon, Artemas Kent, Early History of the Town of Hopkinton, 1903, page 583