David Wing Jr. (June 24, 1766 – September 13, 1806) was a

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public official whose service in government included four years as Secretary of State of Vermont.

Biography

David Wing Jr. was born in

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

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, 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

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until the formation of Washington County; when the Caledonia County court was organized in 1797, Wing was elected one of the first

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s. 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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