David Wing Jr. (June 24, 1766 – September 13, 1806) was an American politician who served for four years as Secretary of State of Vermont.

Biography

David Wing Jr. was born in

Rochester, Massachusetts Rochester is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,717 at the 2020 census. Rochester is a part of the South Coast (Massachusetts), South Coast region of Massachusetts which ...

on June 24, 1766. He was educated in Rochester and became a farmer and school teacher. In 1790, he moved to

Montpelier, Vermont Montpelier is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Vermont and the county seat of Washington County, Vermont, Washington County. The site of Government of Vermont, Vermont's state government, it is the Lis ...

, as did his father and several other family members. Wing continued to farm and teach school, and became a merchant. He was soon called to serve in local and state government. In 1795, he was appointed town clerk, and he served until his death. From 1797 to 1806, he also served as a town selectman; he also held other positions in the town government, including auditor and lister. He served in the

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from 1797 to 1801, and was instrumental in obtaining approval to make Montpelier the state capital. An adherent of the

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, from 1802 to 1806, Wing served as Vermont's Secretary of State. Montpelier was part of Caledonia County until the formation of Washington County; when the Caledonia County court was organized in 1797, Wing was elected one of the first side judges. He served until 1803, when he advanced to presiding judge, and he served as presiding judge from 1804 until his death.

Death and burial

Wing died of typhus in Montpelier on September 13, 1806. He was buried at Elm Street Cemetery in Montpelier.

Family

In 1792, Wing married Hannah Davis, a daughter of Colonel Jacob Davis, one of Montpelier's founders. They were the parents of eight children: Debby Daphne, Christopher Columbus, Algernon Sidney, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Maria Theresa, David Davis, Carolina Augusta, and Maximus Fabius.

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