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Wilder W. Parker, born October 19, 1824, in Orange County, Vermont. He arrived in San Francisco in 1849 and began a series of enterprises, including a bakery and hotel, as well as a soda fountain, meanwhile getting elected to City Council. He eventually arrived in Oregon in 1852, having bought the Simpson steam sawmill at Astoria and ran that business to his profit until 1860, when he decided to retire. He was appointed Deputy Collector of Customs of the Port, working under W. L. Adams, whose eldest daughter, Inez, he married in 1863. They had no children of their own, but he was instrumental in establishing a free public school in Astoria. He was heavily involved in politics and served several terms in the Oregon Legislature. He died January 9, 1899, in Astoria.
Howland & Fagersteen (San Francisco, Cal.)