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Wilkinson served in the [[United States Army]] in [[World War I]] and again in [[World War II]], during which he attained the rank of [[colonel]].<ref name=lahist/>

Wilkinson served in the [[United States Army]] in [[World War I]] and again in [[World War II]], during which he attained the rank of [[colonel]].<ref name=lahist/>

While engaged in his legal practice, he was also president of the Shreveport [[YMCA]] and the [[Chamber of Commerce]] as well as chairman of the board of Dodd College, a private junior college for women founded in Shreveport by the pastor Monroe Elmon Dodd, Sr. (1878-1952).<ref name=aboutwilkinson>{{cite web|url=http://lyonsfamilytree.com/2007/11/20/the-wilkinson-family/|title=The Wilkinson Family|publisher=WordPress|accessdate=August 25, 2014}}</ref> Before he entered politics, former Governor [[Jimmie Davis]] taught at Dodd College. Wilkinson was a member of Rotary International and the LSU Foundation.<ref name=lahist/>​

While engaged in his legal practice, he was also president of the Shreveport [[YMCA]] and the [[Chamber of Commerce]] as well as chairman of the board of Dodd College, a private junior college for women founded in Shreveport by the pastor Monroe Elmon Dodd, Sr. (1878-1952).<ref name=aboutwilkinson>{{cite web|url=http://lyonsfamilytree.com/2007/11/20/the-wilkinson-family/|title=The Wilkinson Family|publisher=WordPress|accessdate=August 25, 2014; no longer on-line}}</ref> Before he entered politics, former Governor [[Jimmie Davis]] taught at Dodd College. Wilkinson was a member of Rotary International and the LSU Foundation.<ref name=lahist/>​

Wilkinson was affiliated with the state, national, and international bar associations. In 1962, he was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers. He was a senior partner in the firm, Wilkinson, Carmody and Gilliam. He was a director and chairman of the board of Lee National Life Insurance Company and the vice president of the Hunter Company. In the late 1950s, he allied with the [[states rights]] movement and took a leading role in the court battles regarding tidelands, [[petroleum]] revenues, and opposition to [[Segregation|school segregation]].<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-w/|title=Wilkinson, W. Scott|publisher=lahistory.org|accessdate=January 6, 2020}}</ref>​

Wilkinson was affiliated with the state, national, and international bar associations. In 1962, he was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers. He was a senior partner in the firm, Wilkinson, Carmody and Gilliam. He was a director and chairman of the board of Lee National Life Insurance Company and the vice president of the Hunter Company. In the late 1950s, he allied with the [[states rights]] movement and took a leading role in the court battles regarding tidelands, [[petroleum]] revenues, and opposition to [[Segregation|school segregation]].<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-w/|title=Wilkinson, W. Scott|publisher=lahistory.org|accessdate=January 6, 2020}}</ref>​