William Scott Wilkinson (February 5, 1895 – June 19, 1985) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the

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from 1920 to 1924.

Life and career

Wilkinson was born in

Coushatta, Louisiana Coushatta is a town in, and the parish seat of, rural Red River Parish in north Louisiana, United States. It is situated on the east bank of the Red River. The community is approximately 45 miles south of Shreveport on U.S. Highway 71. The pop ...

, the son of John Dallas Wilkinson and Alice Mai. He attended

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, earning his B.A. degree in 1915. After earning his degree, he served in the

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during

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, which after his discharge, he worked as a

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. Wilkinson served in the

from 1920 to 1924.

Death

Wilkinson died on June 19, 1985, at the Riverside Community Hospital in

Shreveport, Louisiana Shreveport ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the List of municipalities in Louisiana, third-most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Baton Rouge. The bulk of Shreveport is in Caddo Parish, Lo ...

, at the age of 90.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilkinson, W. Scott 1895 births 1985 deaths People from Coushatta, Louisiana Democratic Party members of the Louisiana House of Representatives 20th-century American politicians Louisiana State University alumni American military personnel of World War I