Background
Wilber, David was born on October 5, 1820 in near Quaker Street, Schenectady County, New York, United States.
United States representative politician
Wilber, David was born on October 5, 1820 in near Quaker Street, Schenectady County, New York, United States.
Born near Quaker Street, a hamlet in Duanesburg, New York, he moved with his parents to Milford, Otsego County, New York 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, New York
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, New York, 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, New York interment in Glenwood Cemetery.
Engaged in lumber and hop businesses, farming. Director Albany & Susquehanna Railroad, 2d National. President Wilbert National.
Delegate Republican national.
Member board suprs; member United States House