Background
Wilder, Salmon Willoughby was born on February 10, 1870 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Salmon Willoughby and Rose Eaton (True) Wilder.
Wilder, Salmon Willoughby was born on February 10, 1870 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Salmon Willoughby and Rose Eaton (True) Wilder.
Graduate Lowell High School, 1886. Studied abroad, 1886-1887. Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1891.
Connected with Russell Paper Company, Lawrence, 1891-1893 inclusive. With William Russell & Son, Boston, and Fall Mountain Paper Company, Bellows Falls, Vermont, 1894-1897 inclusive. With Merrimac Chemical Company, Boston, 1898-1931, president, 1904-1928, Chairman of the Board, 1928-1931.
Trustee Newton Center Savings Bank.
Former member school board, City of Newton. Member Advisory Board, United States Chemical Warfare Service, Boston Procurement District.
Member Corporation Massachusetts Institute Technology.
Member Advisory Board, United States Chemical Warfare Service, Boston Procurement District. Member Corporation Massachusetts Institute Technology. Member Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers’ Association of the United States.
Member American Chemical Society, Society of Chemical Industry.
Married Marcia Russell Sawyer, 1895. Children: Philip Sawyer, Rachel.