David Wilber (October 5, 1820 – April 1, 1890) was a

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Early life

Born near Quaker Street, a hamlet in

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, he moved with his parents to

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, 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

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; director of the Second National Bank of Cooperstown, N.Y.; president of the Wilber National Bank of Oneonta 1874 - 1890.

Personal life

David Wilber was married on January 1, 1845, to Margaret Belinda Jones. They had two sons, David F. Wilber and George I. Wilber.

Political career

David Wilber was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress, where he served from March 4, 1873, to March 3, 1875. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1874, however, Wilber was elected to the Forty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1879 - March 3, 1881). Yet again, he was not a candidate for renomination in 1880. He served as a delegate to the

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in 1880 and 1888 while moving to Oneonta, New York in 1886. He then ran again and soon was elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth Congress. This time he was a candidate for renomination and was reelected to the

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, but owing to ill health took the oath of office at his home and never attended a session. This caused him to only serve from March 4, 1887, up until his death.

Death

He died on April 1, 1890, in Oneonta, New York and was buried there in Glenwood Cemetery.

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