David Wilder Jr. | |
Birth Date: | 3 May 1778 |
Death Date: | 21 September 1866 (aged 88) |
Death Place: | Duxbury, Massachusetts |
Nationality: | American |
Party: | Whig |
Massachusetts Auditor | |
Term Start: | 1849 |
Term End: | 1854 |
Governor: | George N. Briggs George S. Boutwell John H. Clifford |
Title2: | Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts |
Term Start2: | 1837 |
Term End2: | 1842 |
Governor2: | Edward Everett Marcus Morton |
Successor2: | Thomas Russell |
David Wilder Jr. (3 May 1778 – 21 September 1866) was an American politician who served as the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts and as the first Massachusetts Auditor.
In January 1837, Wilder was elected Treasurer of Massachusetts, having received 396 votes compared to his closest opponent's 236 votes.[1]