Background
Wilder, John Emery was born on April 16, 1861 in Lancaster, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Charles Lewis and Harriet Ellen (Harris) Wilder.
Wilder, John Emery was born on April 16, 1861 in Lancaster, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Charles Lewis and Harriet Ellen (Harris) Wilder.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Agricultural College, 1882.
Began as clerk, Wilder & Hale, November 1, 1882. Became salesman, 1883, partner, 1886, name of firm changed, 1887, to Wilder & Company (brother, Thomas East., senior member), tanners and leather merchants, vice president, 1906-1919, president since 1919. Director and chairman Johann Wolfgang & A. P. Howard Limited company, Corry, Pennsylvania.
Director Central Republic Bank & Trust Company.
Trustee Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Honorary trustee Beloit College.
Member), tanners and leather merchants, vice president, 1906-1919, president since 1919.
Married Laura Hurlbut, April. Married second, Fanny M. Barnhart, September 8, 1917. Children: Lawrence Russell, Emory Hurlbut, Lois (Mistress Robert M. Landreth), Antoinette (Mistress Charles A. Ball).