Alexander Wilkin
Alexander Wilkin | |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Secretary of State | |
| In office 1851–1853 | |
| Preceded by | Charles K. Smith |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Rosser |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1, 1819 |
| Died | July 14, 1864 (aged 44) |
| Resting place | Slate Hill Cemetery Goshen, New York |
| Other political affiliations | Whig |
| Parent(s) | Samuel J. Wilkin Sarah Gale Westcott |
| Education | Yale University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch/service | United States Army (1847-1848) Union Army (1861-1864) |
| Years of service | 1847-1864 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 10th Infantry Regiment Company A, 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment 2nd Minnesota Infantry Regiment 9th Minnesota Infantry Regiment |
| Commands | 9th Minnesota Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Mexican-American War American Civil War † |
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Alexander Wilkin (1 December 1819 – 14 July 1864) was a soldier during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. Wilkin also played a role in the development of the Minnesota Territory, having been its second territorial secretary from 1851 till 1853. In 1861, he was deployed in the Civil War, where he would die at the Battle of Tupelo.