Background
Wilkinson, James was born in 1757 in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. Son of Joseph Wilkinson.
governor of Louisiana army officer
Wilkinson, James was born in 1757 in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. Son of Joseph Wilkinson.
General by Continental Congress, 1777. General Pennsylvania Militia, 1783. General under General Wayne, 1792.
Chief witness against Aaron Burr at his trial for conspiracy with Spain, narrowly escaped indictment by grand jury, acquitted, stood 2d court
Major general, 1813.
James Wilkinson has been listed as a noteworthy army officer, governor of Louisiana by Marquis Who's Who.
Author: Memoirs of my Own Times, 3 vols., 1816.
Member Kentucky Convention, 1788.
Married Ann Biddle; married second, Celestine Laveau (Trudeau), March 5, 1810.
