David Wilber

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David Wilber
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 20th, 21st, 24th district
In office 1873–1875; 1879–1881; 1887–1890
Preceded by	Clinton L. Merriam; Solomon Bundy; John S. Pindar
Succeeded by	Henry H. Hathorn; Ferris Jacobs, Jr.; George Van Horn
Born	October 5, 1820(1820-10-05) Quaker Street, New York
Died	April 1, 1890 (aged 69) Oneonta, New York
Political 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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• David Wilber at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Preceded by Clinton L. Merriam	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 20th congressional district 1873–1875	Succeeded by Henry H. Hathorn
Preceded by Solomon Bundy	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 21st congressional district 1879–1881	Succeeded by Ferris Jacobs, Jr.
Preceded by John S. Pindar	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 24th congressional district 1887–1890	Succeeded by George Van Horn