- **Born:** January 20, 1814 in Bethany, [[Pennsylvania]] - **Parents:** David Wilmot Sr. (farmer) and Ann Jemima Wilmot - **Spouse:** Anna Morgan Wilmot - **Children:** Several children including David Wilmot Jr. - **Died:** March 16, 1868 in Towanda, Pennsylvania - **Highest Office:** U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (1861-1863) - **Other Notable Positions:** U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania state legislator, judge of the 13th Judicial District of Pennsylvania - **Party Affiliation:** Democratic Party (early career), Free Soil Party, Republican Party (later career) - **Historical Note:** Famous for introducing the Wilmot Proviso in 1846, which sought to ban slavery in any territory acquired from [[Mexico]] during the Mexican-American War. Though it never became law, the proviso intensified sectional tensions over slavery and helped lead to the formation of the Republican Party.