Allen T. Wikoff

Allen Trimble Wikoff (November 15, 1825 – July 22, 1902)[1] was a Republican politician who was Ohio Secretary of State from 1873 to 1875.

Allen Trimble Wikoff was born November 15, 1825, on an Adams County, Ohio, farm.

He was nominated as a Republican for the office of Secretary of State in 1872, and defeated Democrat Aquila Wiley and Progressive Ferdinand Schumacher.

In 1876, he was appointed Adjutant General by Governor Rutherford B. Hayes, and was chosen National Republican Committeeman for the State.

He was re-appointed by President Hayes in 1881, and by Chester A. Arthur, and held the office until July 31, 1885, when Grover Cleveland replaced him with a Democrat.