David Wilber was a United States Representative from New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

 and father of congressman David F. Wilber

David F. Wilber

David Forrest Wilber 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...

 (1859–1928).

Born near Quaker Street, Schenectady County

Schenectady County, New York

Schenectady County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 154,727. It is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Schenectady. The name is from a Mohawk Indian word meaning "on the other side of the...

, N.Y., moved with his parents to Milford

Milford (town), New York

Milford is a town in Otsego County, New York, USA. The population was 2,938 at the 2000 census.In the Town of Milford is a village called Milford...

, Otsego County

Otsego County, New York

Otsego County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. The 2010 population was 62,259. The county seat is Cooperstown. The name Otsego is from a Mohawk word meaning "place of the rock."-History:...

, 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

Albany and Susquehanna Railroad

The Albany and Susquehanna Railroad was a railroad running from Albany to Binghamton, operating 1851 to 1870-History:Construction began on April 19, 1851 from Albany to Schoharie Junction, New York, a distance of 35 miles . This phase was completed in 1863...

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

Republican Party (United States)

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 to the Forty-third Congress

43rd United States Congress

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 (March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875); was not a candidate for renomination in 1874; elected to the Forty-sixth Congress

46th United States Congress

The Forty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1879 to March 4, 1881, during the last two years of...

 (March 4, 1879 - March 3, 1881); was not a candidate for renomination in 1880; delegate

Delegate

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 to the Republican National Conventions in 1880 and 1888; moved to Oneonta

Oneonta, New York

Oneonta is a city in southern Otsego County, New York, USA. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, had a population of 13,901. Its nickname is "City of the Hills." While the word "oneonta" is of undetermined origin, it is popularly believed to mean "place of open rocks" in the Iroquois language...

, N.Y., in 1886; again elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth Congress

50th United States Congress

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; reelected to the Fifty-first Congress

51st United States Congress

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, 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

Glenwood Cemetery

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