David C. Wilson

David C. Wilson (1789 – March 30, 1865) was an American politician, banker, businessman and railroad executive. A member of the Whig Party, he served as the third mayor of Wilmington, Delaware, from 1843 to 1845.

Wilson was part of various investment groups and companies. He was a founding director of the Delaware Fire Insurance Company, organized on August 19, 1825. He became a director of the Farmers' Bank of Delaware in 1825, and served as its president from January 5, 1843, to March 31, 1845. On February 15, 1839, he was named a commissioner of the Union Bank of Delaware. On March 12, 1844, he became a founding director of the Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery Company.

In 1846, he was brigade inspector for the New Castle Country's militia.

Wilson, a member of the Whig Party, served as an alderman of Wilmington in 1841

Wilson died in Wilmington on March 30, 1865, and was buried in Presbyterian Church Cemetery.