Background
Wildman, Zalmon was born on February 16, 1775 in Danbury, Connecticut, United States.
Wildman, Zalmon was born on February 16, 1775 in Danbury, Connecticut, United States.
He was manufacturer of hats and he established the first hat stores in Charleston, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia in 1802. In addition, he was the first president of Danbury National Bank 1824-1826. He was appointed postmaster of Danbury, Connecticut and served from April 9, 1805, to May 26, 1835.
He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress and served from March 4, 1835, until his death in Washington, District of Columbia, December 10, 1835.
He was buried in Wooster Cemetery, Danbury, Connecticut.
Wildman was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1818 and 1819.