David Wing Jr.

David Wing Jr. (June 24, 1766 – September 13, 1806) was an American politician who served for four years as Secretary of State of Vermont.

[1] In 1790, he moved to Montpelier, Vermont, as did his father and several other family members.

[2] He served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1797 to 1801,[1] and was instrumental in obtaining approval to make Montpelier the state capital.

[1] An adherent of the Federalist Party, from 1802 to 1806, Wing served as Vermont's Secretary of State.

[1] They were the parents of eight children: Debby Daphne, Christopher Columbus, Algernon Sidney, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Maria Theresa, David Davis, Carolina Augusta, and Maximus Fabius.