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Amos Parker Wilder (February 15, 1862 – July 2, 1936) was an American journalist and diplomat who served as United States Consul General to Hong Kong and Shanghai in the early 20th century.
Mar 4, 2020 · Amos Parker Wilder, was a newspaper owner and editor, a powerful speaker, and the United States Consul General to Hong Kong and Shanghai. He was a newspaper editor in Madison, Wisconsin. He passed away in 1936.
- February 15, 1862
- July 2, 1936
Thornton Wilder’s family was filled with successful, highly educated and accomplished people. His father, Amos Parker Wilder (1862-1936), was editor and part owner of the Wisconsin State Journal and the United States Consul General to Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Amos Niven Wilder (September 18, 1895 – May 4, 1993) was an American poet, minister, and theology professor.
Historical Essay. Wilder, Amos Parker 1862 - 1936. newspaperman, diplomat, b. Calais, Maine. He graduated from Yale Univ. (A.B., 1884; Ph.D., 1892). From 1882 to 1892 he edited the New Haven Palladium, and from 1892 to 1894 worked as an editorial writer in New York City.
Thornton Wilder's father, Amos Parker Wilder, was a newspaper owner and editor, a powerful speaker, and the United States Consul General to Hong Kong and Shanghai. His mother, Isabella Niven Wilder, was a cultured, educated woman who instilled a love of literature, drama and languages in her children, and who wrote vivid poetry.
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This series contains correspondence, writings, speeches, photographs, and personal materials of Amos Parker Wilder (1863-1936). The series contains articles and writings from Amos’s career as a journalist: working at the Wisconsin State Journal and the New Haven Journal- Courier.
