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William Henry Wilder
Wilder (c. 1905–1913)
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts
In office
March 4, 1911 – September 11, 1913
Preceded byJohn Joseph Mitchell
Succeeded byCalvin Paige
Constituency4th district (1911–13)
3rd district (1913)
Personal details
Born(1855-05-14)May 14, 1855
Belfast, Maine, U.S.
DiedSeptember 11, 1913(1913-09-11) (aged 58)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeCrystal Lake Cemetery
Gardner, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ProfessionLawyer

William Henry Wilder (May 14, 1855 – September 11, 1913) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Biography

Wilder was born in Belfast, Maine. He moved to Gardner, Massachusetts, in 1866. He was president of Wilder Industries. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1900, and was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court in 1909. He studied the monetary systems of Europe in 1909 and wrote many articles and pamphlets on monetary questions.

Wilder was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-second and Sixty-third Congresses and served from March 4, 1911, until his death in Washington, D.C., on September 11, 1913. He is buried at Crystal Lake Cemetery in Gardner.

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U.S. House of Representatives Preceded byJohn Joseph Mitchell Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 4th congressional district March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 Succeeded bySamuel E. Winslow(district moved) Preceded byJohn A. Thayer Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1913 – September 11, 1913 Succeeded byCalvin D. Paige