David F. Wilber
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| David F. Wilber | |
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| In office March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1899 |
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| Preceded by | Simon J. Schermerhorn |
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| Succeeded by | John K. Stewart |
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| Born | December 7, 1859 Milford, New York |
| Died | August 14, 1928 (aged 68) Upper Dam, Maine |
| Political party | Republican |
David Forrest Wilber (December 7, 1859 - August 14, 1928) was a United States Representative and consul from New York.
Wilber was born in Milford, New York, to former congressman David Wilber. He attended public schools before graduating from Cazenovia Seminary in 1879. He then engaged in the hops business at Milford in 1879 and at Oneonta, New York, in 1880, but was also involved in real estate, agriculture, and stockbreeding. He twice represented Oneonta on the board of supervisors and was vice president and director of the Wilber National Bank of Oneonta from 1883 to 1896. He also served as trustee of his alma mater, the Cazenovia Seminary.
Wilbur was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1899). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1898. After his two terms in congress, he began a career as a consul. He served as United States consul to Barbados from 1903 to 1905 and then as consul general to Singapore (1905-1907), Halifax (1907-1909), Kobe (1909-1910), Vancouver (1910-1913), Zürich (1913-1915), Genoa (1915-1921), and finally Auckland and Wellington (1922-1923).
Wilber retired in June 1923 and returned to Oneonta to care for his business interests. He was a member of the New York Republican State Committee from 1924 to 1927. He died at his summer camp in Upper Dam, Maine, and was buried at Glenwood Cemetery in Oneonta.
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| Preceded by Simon J. Schermerhorn |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 21st congressional district 1895–1899 |
Succeeded by John K. Stewart |
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