William Arthur Wilkinson (1795 – 13 April 1865)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1852 to 1857.
He unsuccessfully contested Sunderland at the 1847 general election and at a by-election in December that year.
[3] He then contested Reigate at the 1859 general election,[4] before standing again in Lambeth at a by-election in May 1862 following the resignation of Roupell, who defeated him in 1857[3] and had fled to Spain amidst allegations of forgery.
[3] He stood for a final time at a by-election in Reigate in February 1863, but was again unsuccessful.
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