Calvin T. Hulburd
Encyclopedia
Calvin Tilden Hulburd was a United States Representative from New York
during the American Civil War
and Reconstruction.
, St. Lawrence County
, he completed preparatory studies and graduated from Middlebury College
in Vermont
. He attended Yale College
Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1833, and was a member of the New York State Assembly
from 1842 to 1844 and in 1862.
Hulburd was elected as a Republican
to the Thirty-eighth, Thirty-ninth, and Fortieth Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1863 to March 3, 1869; while in the House he was chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures (Thirty-eighth through Fortieth Congresses). He was superintendent of construction of the New York post office, and in 1897 died in Brasher Falls, New York. Interment was in Fairview Cemetery.
United States Congressional Delegations from New York
These are tables of congressional delegations from New York to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.Over the years, New York has demographically changed so that it is hard to consider each district to be a continuation of the same numbered district before...
during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
and Reconstruction.
Biography
Born in StockholmStockholm, New York
Stockholm is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 3,592 at the 2000 census. The name was assigned by surveyors from Stockholm in Sweden....
, St. Lawrence County
St. Lawrence County, New York
St. Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 111,944. The county seat is Canton. The county is named for the Saint Lawrence River, which in turn was named for the Catholic saint on whose Feast day the river was discovered by...
, he completed preparatory studies and graduated from Middlebury College
Middlebury College
Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, Vermont, USA. Founded in 1800, it is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States. Drawing 2,400 undergraduates from all 50 United States and over 70 countries, Middlebury offers 44 majors in the arts,...
in Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
. He attended Yale College
Yale College
Yale College was the official name of Yale University from 1718 to 1887. The name now refers to the undergraduate part of the university. Each undergraduate student is assigned to one of 12 residential colleges.-Residential colleges:...
Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1833, and was a member of the New York State Assembly
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
from 1842 to 1844 and in 1862.
Hulburd was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Thirty-eighth, Thirty-ninth, and Fortieth Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1863 to March 3, 1869; while in the House he was chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures (Thirty-eighth through Fortieth Congresses). He was superintendent of construction of the New York post office, and in 1897 died in Brasher Falls, New York. Interment was in Fairview Cemetery.