HOME OF RICHARD HENRY WILDE
Richard Henry Wilde, one of Georgia's most
gifted sons - poet, scholar, lawyer, statesman,
lived in this house from 1825 to 1842. Born
in Dublin, Ireland, Sept. 24, 1789, he moved to
Augusta with his parents in 1802. He was
listed as a merchant and law student until
1809, when admitted to the bar. Served as
Solicitor General of Georgia in 1811-13; elected to
Congress in 1815-17, again in 1825 and for
four more terms in 1827 through 1835. Spent
his time writing and traveling from 1835
through 1840, then moved to New Orleans to
teach law at the University of Lousiana in
1843. He died in New Orleans in 1847 but was
reburied in the Augusta City Cemetery in 1886.
121-31 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956
The house indicated is currently a private residence in the historic Summerville neighborhood of Augusta, Georgia, in Richmond County. The nearby Augusta State University campus (former home of the Augusta Arsenal) is home to at least 4 more historical markers.