Horace Wilder was born at West Hartland, Connecticut, and graduated from Yale University in 1823. He moved to Virginia, where he taught school, and was admitted to the bar January, 1826. He returned to Connecticut, then moved to Ohio in 1827. He settled in Ashtabula in 1828, where he was admitted to the Ohio bar.[1]
In 1833, Wilder was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Ashtabula County.[1] He represented Ashtabula County in the Ohio House of Representatives in the 33rd General Assembly, (December, 1834–June, 1835).[2]
In 1855, Wilder was elected common pleas judge for a seven-year term. In 1863, he was appointed by Governor David Tod to the Ohio Supreme Court to fill the vacancy from the resignation of Justice William Y. Gholson. The next year he was elected to fill the remainder of Gholson's term, but was not nominated for re-election. He resumed private practice in Ashtabula, and moved to Red Wing, Minnesota, in May, 1867,[3] where he died December 26, 1889.[1] He was buried next to his wife in the cemetery in Conneaut, Ohio.[3]
Wilder was married March 27, 1833 to Phoebe Jerusha Coleman in Ashtabula. They had five children.[3]
^ abcThe Supreme Court of Ohio and The Ohio Judicial System - Horace Wilder
Referencesedit
Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company.
Ohio General Assembly (1917). Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly. State of Ohio.
December 15, 2023
horace, wilder, august, 1802, december, 1889, republican, politician, state, ohio, ohio, house, representatives, ohio, supreme, court, judge, 1863, 1865, ohio, supreme, court, judgein, office, december, 1863, february, 1865appointed, bydavid, todpreceded, bywi. Horace Wilder August 20 1802 December 26 1889 was a Republican politician in the U S State of Ohio who was in the Ohio House of Representatives and was an Ohio Supreme Court Judge 1863 1865 Horace WilderOhio Supreme Court JudgeIn office December 12 1863 February 9 1865Appointed byDavid TodPreceded byWilliam Y GholsonSucceeded byLuther DayMember of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Ashtabula County districtIn office December 1 1834 December 6 1835Preceded byG W St John Ira BentonSucceeded byOra H Knapp C ChamplinPersonal detailsBorn 1802 08 20 August 20 1802West Hartland ConnecticutDiedDecember 26 1889 1889 12 26 aged 87 Red Wing MinnesotaResting placeConneaut Cemetery Conneaut OhioSpousePhoebe Jerusha ColemanAlma materYale UniversityHorace Wilder was born at West Hartland Connecticut and graduated from Yale University in 1823 He moved to Virginia where he taught school and was admitted to the bar January 1826 He returned to Connecticut then moved to Ohio in 1827 He settled in Ashtabula in 1828 where he was admitted to the Ohio bar 1 In 1833 Wilder was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Ashtabula County 1 He represented Ashtabula County in the Ohio House of Representatives in the 33rd General Assembly December 1834 June 1835 2 In 1855 Wilder was elected common pleas judge for a seven year term In 1863 he was appointed by Governor David Tod to the Ohio Supreme Court to fill the vacancy from the resignation of Justice William Y Gholson The next year he was elected to fill the remainder of Gholson s term but was not nominated for re election He resumed private practice in Ashtabula and moved to Red Wing Minnesota in May 1867 3 where he died December 26 1889 1 He was buried next to his wife in the cemetery in Conneaut Ohio 3 Wilder was married March 27 1833 to Phoebe Jerusha Coleman in Ashtabula They had five children 3 See also editList of justices of the Ohio Supreme CourtNotes edit a b c Smith 1898 198 Ohio 1917 268 a b c The Supreme Court of Ohio and The Ohio Judicial System Horace WilderReferences editSmith Joseph P ed 1898 History of the Republican Party in Ohio Vol I Chicago the Lewis Publishing Company Ohio General Assembly 1917 Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly State of Ohio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Horace Wilder amp oldid 1162270429, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
