William W. (William Willder) Wheildon

Born in 1805 and living until 1892, William Willder Wheildon was an American author best known for historical and biographical works connected to Massachusetts. One confirmed example is Memoir of Solomon Willard: Architect and Superintendent of the Bunker Hill Monument, published in 1865.

Wheildon is especially associated with Concord, and archival material from the Concord Free Public Library points to his continuing place in the town’s historical record. His surviving work suggests a strong interest in documenting notable people, families, and places of New England rather than writing fiction.

Because reliable biographical details online are limited, many personal facts about his life are not easy to confirm from readily available sources. What does stand out clearly is his role as a careful compiler of local history whose books still matter to researchers of 19th-century Massachusetts.