Edward Wilkinson (commissioner)
Edward Wilkinson | |
|---|---|
| South Carolina Commissioner for Cherokee Affairs | |
| In office c. 1766 – c. 1767 | |
| South Carolina Trade-Factor to the Cherokee Nation | |
| In office July 19, 1762 – 1765 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1733 |
| Died | 12 July 1771 (aged 37–38) |
| Spouse | Anne Ninian |
| Children | 3, including Mary Wilkinson |
| Occupation | |
Edward Wilkinson was an American eighteenth century colonial official in South Carolina where he served several roles with the Cherokee Nation. Helping to establish trade and borders between the Province of South Carolina and the Cherokee Nation. His career overlapped with the shifting colonial approaches to Native American trade and diplomacy in the 1760s and 1770s, prior to the American Revolution.