{{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Jeduthun Wilcox | image = | state = New Hampshire | district = At-large | term_start = March 4, 1813 | term_end = March 3, 1817 | preceded = new seat | succeeded = John Parrot | office2 = Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | term_start2 = 1809 | term_end2 = 1811 | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1768|11|18}} | birth_place = Middletown, Connecticut Colony, British America | death_date = {{Death date and age|1838|07|18|1768|11|18|mf=yes}} | death_place = Orford, New Hampshire, U.S. | spouse = Elisabeth Todd Wilcox | children = Leonard Wilcox<br>Sarah Fisk Wilcox Hinckley | relations = | profession = Lawyer<br>Politician<br>Farmer | party = Federalist Party | alma_mater = }}
'''Jeduthun Wilcox''' (November 18, 1768 – July 18, 1838) was an American politician and a United States representative from New Hampshire.
==Early life== Born in Middletown in the Connecticut Colony, Wilcox studied law with Benjamin A. Gilbert; was admitted to the bar in 1802 and commenced practice in Orford Grafton County, New Hampshire.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bell|first=Charles|title=The bench and bar of New Hampshire: including biographical notices of deceased judges of the highest court, and lawyers of the province and state|year=1893|publisher=Houghton, Mifflin and company, 1893 - Biography & Autobiography|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_lAE9AAAAIAAJ/page/n764 747]|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_lAE9AAAAIAAJ|quote=jeduthun wilcox Middletown, Connecticut.}}</ref>
==Career== Wilcox served as member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1809 to 1811.
Elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses, Wilcox served as United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire (March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817).<ref>{{cite book|last=Seward|first=Josiah|title=History|year=1921|publisher=Sentinel printing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/ahistorytownsul01sewagoog/page/n260 237]|url=https://archive.org/details/ahistorytownsul01sewagoog|quote=Jeduthun Wilcox.}}</ref>
==Death== Wilcox died in Orford, New Hampshire,<ref>{{cite book|last=Lanman|first=Charles|title=Dictionary of the United States Congress|year=1866|publisher=Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_7mEDAAAAYAAJ/page/n419 410]|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_7mEDAAAAYAAJ|quote=Jeduthun Wilcox United States Representative - New Hampshire.}}</ref> on July 18, 1838.
==Family life== The son of John and Eunice Wilcox, he married Sarah Fisk and they had a son, Leonard Wilcox, who served as a United States senator from New Hampshire.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jeduthun Wilcox |url=http://www.cridermcdowellfamily.com/genealogy/ppl/8/2/be74ca0b9b96adb4c28.html |publisher=2014 J. Allen Crider |accessdate=February 23, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227225612/http://www.cridermcdowellfamily.com/genealogy/ppl/8/2/be74ca0b9b96adb4c28.html |archivedate=February 27, 2014 }}</ref> After Sarah's death, he married Elisabeth Todd and had six daughters.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Biographical Directory of Congress|W000456}}
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