John Whitefield Hulbert (June 1, 1770 – October 19, 1831) was a U.S. Representative

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 from Massachusetts

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Born in Alford, Massachusetts

Alford, Massachusetts

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, Hulbert completed preparatory studies.
He graduated from Harvard University

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 in 1795.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar

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 and commenced practice in Alford, Massachusetts

Alford, Massachusetts

Alford is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 494 at the 2010 census.- History :...

, in 1797.
He served as director of Berkshire Bank, Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Pittsfield, Massachusetts

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Hulbert was elected as a Federalist

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 to the Thirteenth

13th United States Congress

- Senate :* President: Elbridge Gerry , until November 23, 1814, thereafter vacant.* President pro tempore: Joseph B. Varnum , December 6, 1813 – February 3, 1814** John Gaillard , elected November 25, 1814- House of Representatives :...

 Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Daniel Dewey.
He was reelected to the Fourteenth

14th United States Congress

- Senate :* President: Vacant* President pro tempore: John Gaillard of South Carolina, first elected December 4, 1815- House of Representatives :* Speaker: Henry Clay of Kentucky-Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...

 Congress and served from September 26, 1814, to March 3, 1817.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1816.
He moved to Auburn, New York

Auburn, New York

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, in 1817.
He represented Cayuga County as Member of the New York State Assembly in 1825

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He resumed the practice of his profession.
He died in Auburn, New York

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, October 19, 1831.
He was interred in North Street Cemetery.