Marshall Pickney Wilder | |
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President of the Massachusetts Senate | |
In office 1850–1850 | |
Preceded by | Joseph M. Bell |
Succeeded by | Henry Wilson |
Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
Member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council | |
In office 1849–1849 | |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
Personal details | |
Born | September 22, 1798 Rindge, New Hampshire |
Died | December 16, 1886 (aged 88) Dorchester, Massachusetts |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Whig |
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Marshall Pickney Wilder (September 22, 1798 – December 16, 1886) was a Massachusetts merchant, amateur horticulturalist, and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, on the Massachusetts Governor's Council as a member and President of, the Massachusetts Senate.
As a pomologist he was founder (1848) and longtime president of the American Pomological Society.