Theodore Stark Wilkinson (December 18, 1847 – February 1, 1921) was a member of the
U. S. House of Representatives representing the
state of
Louisiana. He served two terms as a
Democrat. After leaving office, he was appointed collector of the
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at New Orleans by President
Grover Cleveland.
Wilkinson was born on the Point Celeste
plantation in
Plaquemines Parish. As an adult, he owned the largest sugar plantations in lower
Plaquemines
Plaquemines Parish (; French: ''Paroisse de Plaquemine'', Louisiana French: ''Paroisse des Plaquemines'', es, Parroquia de Caquis) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 23,515 at the 2020 census, the parish ...
, with one encompassing nine miles of
Mississippi River riverfront. He also ran unsuccessfully for governor of Louisiana in 1908. He died from heart failure in
New Orleans on February 1, 1921.
His great-grandfather was
James Wilkinson
James Wilkinson (March 24, 1757 – December 28, 1825) was an American soldier, politician, and double agent who was associated with several scandals and controversies.
He served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, b ...
, the scandalous first governor of the
Louisiana Territory who was later exposed as a paid spy for the
Spanish Empire. He was also the uncle of another
Theodore Stark Wilkinson who would become vice-admiral of the
United States Navy during
World War II.
References
External links
Biography at Congress.gov
1847 births
1921 deaths
Washington and Lee University alumni
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana
People from Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
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