William Wilder

William Henry Wilder (born May 14, 1855 in Belfast , Waldo County , Maine , † September 11, 1913 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1911 and 1913 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1866 William Wilder came to Massachusetts with his parents, where he attended public schools. He then worked in Gardner in trade and craft. He became president of Wilder Industries Inc. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1900, he began to work in this profession. In 1909 he traveled to Europe to study the currency and financial system there. He subsequently wrote treatises on currency and money issues. Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party .

In the 1910 congressional election , Wilder was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington in the fourth constituency of Massachusetts, where he succeeded John Joseph Mitchell on March 4, 1911 . After being re-elected, he could remain in Congress until his death on September 11, 1913 . Since March 4, 1913, he represented there as the successor to John A. Thayer, the third district of his state.

Web links

William Wilder in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

William Wilder in the database of Find a Grave (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Wilder, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Wilder, William Henry (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	May 14, 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH	Belfast , Maine
DATE OF DEATH	September 11, 1913
Place of death	Washington, DC