David Wilder Jr. (3 May 1778 – 21 September 1866) was an American

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

who served as the

Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts The Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts (commonly called the "treasurer") is an executive officer, elected statewide every four years. The Treasurer oversees the Office of Abandoned Property, escheated accounts, the State Retirement ...

and as the first Massachusetts Auditor. In January 1837, Wilder was elected Treasurer of Massachusetts, having received 396 votes compared to his closest opponent's 236 votes.

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State auditors of Massachusetts State treasurers of Massachusetts 1778 births 1866 deaths Massachusetts Whigs 19th-century American politicians {{Massachusetts-politician-stub