Salmon Willoughby Wilder

1869 - 1955  (85 years)

• Name	Salmon Willoughby Wilder  [1]
  Birth	10 Feb 1869	Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts   [1]
  Gender	Male
  College	Massachusetts   [1]
  Name	Will Wilder  [1]
  Death	1955	Massachusetts   [1]
  Burial	1955	Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts   [1]
  Notes	Will graduated in 1891 from MIT. His was the first class in chemical engineering to be graduated in this country. (Medical):Will graduated in 1891 from MIT. His was the first class in chemical engineering to be graduated in this country. He worked for companies in Lawrence and Boston, MA, and Bellows Falls, VT, before joining the Merrimac Chemical Co. in 1897. He became treasurer in 1903, president in 1906, and chairman of the Board in 1928. He was credited with helping to secure tariff protection for the American Chemical industries which resulted at that time in this country no longer being dependent on foreign nations for its chemical needs. Will served on the governing board of MIT in the 1920s and held many offices as a member of several national and local organizations.
  Person ID	I25223	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	20 May 2012

  
  

  Father	Salmon Willoughby Wilder,   b. 1 Dec 1823, Cambridge, Lamoille, Vermont d. 13 May 1903, Rockland, Knox, Maine (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rose Eaton True,   b. 25 Oct 1838, Hope, Waldo, Maine d. 21 Apr 1938, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Age 99 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	29 Mar 1865	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F08515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marcia Russell Sawyer,   b. 1873   d. 1966 (Age 93 years)
  Children	1. Philip Sawyer Wilder,   b. 2 Dec 1901, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. 12 Apr 1984, Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Rachel Wilder,   b. 9 Oct 1908   d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F11148	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 May 2012

  
  

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