Joseph Biddle Wilkinson Jr.

Joseph Biddle Wilkinson Jr. (February 20, 1845 – October 23, 1915) was a member of the Board of General Appraisers.

Born on February 20, 1845, in Pointe Celeste Plantation, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, Wilkinson attended the Virginia Military Institute and served as a lieutenant in the Confederate States Army from 1861 to 1865, during the American Civil War.

[1] Wilkinson was nominated by President Benjamin Harrison on July 2, 1890, to the Board of General Appraisers, to a new seat created by 26 Stat.

He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 16, 1890, and received his commission the same day.

[1] Wilkinson died on October 23, 1915, in Myrtle Grove Plantation, Waterproof, Tensas Parish, Louisiana.