Horace Wilder

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 Wilder
Ohio Supreme Court Judge
In office December 12, 1863 – February 9, 1865
Appointed by	David Tod
Preceded by	William Y. Gholson
Succeeded by	Luther Day
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Ashtabula County district
In office December 1, 1834 – December 6, 1835
Preceded by	G. W. St. John, Ira Benton
Succeeded by	Ora H. Knapp, C. Champlin
Personal details
Born	(1802-08-20)August 20, 1802 West Hartland, Connecticut
Died	December 26, 1889(1889-12-26) (aged 87) Red Wing, Minnesota
Resting place	Conneaut Cemetery, Conneaut, Ohio
Spouse	Phoebe Jerusha Coleman
Alma mater	Yale University

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]