Member Biography

David Adam Wilbert 

Member
Sessions Office Position District Party
1905-1906       43 Republican
1907-1908       43 Republican
1909-1910       43 Republican
1911-1912       43 Republican

COUNTIES: Allegheny  


Biography

02/23/1862 - 01/26/1912


David Adam Wilbert (R43) Allegheny (Part) County 1905-1912

Early Life:

David Adam Wilbert, born February 23, 1862, Mount Washington Borough, Allegheny County, son of Jacob and Elisabeth Wilbert; educated, Pittsburgh common schools and Pittsburgh Central High School; engaged, father, brother, wholesale produce business, 1882-1909; engaged, real estate, insurance, mortgage and bonding business with P. J. Edwards, under the firm name of D. A. Wilbert and Company, 209 Berger Building, Pittsburgh; vice-chairman, Republican City Committee of Pittsburgh; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1905-1912; married, Josephine Mary Wilbert, children, David William Wilbert, Harry J. Wilbert, Walter Wilbert; died, January 26, 1912, (aged 49), in office of the Senate, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; interment, South Side Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.  

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 43rd district, Allegheny (Part) County, 1905-1912; committee assignments, Appropriations, Elections, Law and Order, Legislative Apportionment, Municipal Affairs (Chairman), Public Health and Sanitation; died January 26, 1912, in office of the Senate.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members W"Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

The Pennsylvania Manual, (1911). Miller, H.P., (Compiler). Baker, W.H., (Assistant Compiler). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages, 1025, 1031-1034, Biographical Sketches of Senators, page 1005.

David A Wilbert (1862-1912) - Find a Grave Memorial