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David Wilber Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 20th, 21st, 24th districtIn office
1873–1875; 1879–1881; 1887–1890Preceded by Clinton L. Merriam; Solomon Bundy; John S. Pindar Succeeded by Henry H. Hathorn; Ferris Jacobs, Jr.; George Van Horn Personal details Born October 5, 1820
Quaker Street, New YorkDied April 1, 1890 (aged 69)
Oneonta, New YorkPolitical party Republican David Wilber (October 5, 1820 – April 1, 1890) was a United States Representative from New York and father of congressman David F. Wilber (1859–1928).
Born near Quaker Street, Schenectady County, N.Y., moved with his parents to Milford, Otsego County, N.Y.; attended the common schools; engaged in the lumbering trade, hop business, and agricultural pursuits; member of the board of supervisors of Otsego County in 1858, 1859, 1862, 1865, and 1866; director of the Albany and Susquehanna Railroad; director of the Second National Bank of Cooperstown, N.Y.; president of the Wilber National Bank of Oneonta 1874 - 1890; elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress (March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875); was not a candidate for renomination in 1874; elected to the Forty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1879 - March 3, 1881); was not a candidate for renomination in 1880; delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1880 and 1888; moved to Oneonta, N.Y., in 1886; again elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth Congress; reelected to the Fifty-first Congress, but owing to ill health took the oath of office at his home and never attended a session; served from March 4, 1887, until his death in Oneonta, Otsego County, N.Y. interment in Glenwood Cemetery.
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United States House of Representatives Preceded by
Clinton L. MerriamMember of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 20th congressional district
1873–1875Succeeded by
Henry H. HathornPreceded by
Solomon BundyMember of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 21st congressional district
1879–1881Succeeded by
Ferris Jacobs, Jr.Preceded by
John S. PindarMember of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 24th congressional district
1887–1890Succeeded by
George Van HornCategories:- 1820 births
- 1890 deaths
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York
- New York Republicans
- New York United States Representative stubs
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