Isaac Wilkins (1743–1830) was a judge and political figure in
Nova Scotia. He represented Shelburne Township in the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1785 to 1793.
He was born in
Jamaica, the son of Martin Wilkins. He was educated at King's College in
New York City (now
Columbia University), receiving a
D.D. He served as a member of the General Assembly of New York until 1775. He married Isabella Morris, the sister of
Lewis Morris
Lewis Morris (April 8, 1726 – January 22, 1798) was an American Founding Father, landowner, and developer from Morrisania, New York, presently part of Bronx County. He signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence as a delegate to the Continen ...
, in 1762. In 1783, he settled in
Shelburne, Nova Scotia. He served as a judge in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas. Around 1800, Wilkins returned to
Westchester County, New York, serving as rector of a church there.
He died in New York.
His son
Lewis Morris Wilkins also served in the provincial assembly.
References
* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958)
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1743 births
1830 deaths
Nova Scotia pre-Confederation MLAs
Loyalists who settled Nova Scotia
Colony of Nova Scotia judges
Columbia College (New York) alumni
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