Calvin T. Hulburd

Calvin T. Hulburd
Calvin T. Hulburd
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from New York's 17th district
	In office; March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869
Preceded by	Socrates N. Sherman
Succeeded by	William A. Wheeler
Member of the New York State Assembly
	In office; 1842–1844
	In office; 1862–1862
Personal details
Born	Calvin Tilden Hulburd; June 5, 1809; Stockholm, New York, US
Died	October 25, 1897 (aged 88); Brasher Falls, New York, US
Political party	Democratic (Before 1855); Republican (After 1855)
Spouse	Jane Isabella Butterfield (m. 1842)
Residence	Brasher Falls, New York
Alma mater	Middlebury College; Yale Law School
Occupation	Attorney

Calvin Tilden Hulburd (June 5, 1809 – October 25, 1897) was a

Reconstruction

.

Early life

Born in

bar in 1833, and started a practice in Brasher Falls, New York, an unincorporated village in the town of Brasher.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Start of career

Rather than concentrate solely on the law, Hulburd focused primarily on agriculture and business. In partnership with his brother he owned and operated a large farm, gristmill and dry goods store.[7] He also served as the Postmaster in Brasher Falls.^[8]

An Antislavery Barnburner and then Free Soil Democrat, Hulburd was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1842, 1843, and 1844.^[9]

He became a

Town Supervisor, which also made him a member of the St. Lawrence County Board of Supervisors.^[10] He served again in the State Assembly in 1862.^[11]

Later career

Hulburd was elected to the

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.^[12]^[13]

From 1869 to 1880, Hulburd was superintendent of construction for the New York City Post Office and Courthouse.^[14] From 1870 to 1873, he served again as Brasher's Town Supervisor.^[15]

Death and burial

Hulburd died in Brasher Falls on October 25, 1897.^[16] Interment was in Fairview Cemetery.^[17]

Honors

In 1867, Hulburd received an

Hamilton College.^[18]

Other

His name sometimes appears in contemporary records and media accounts as "Hurlburd."[19]^[20]

References

^ William Henry Seward, Frederick William Seward, William H. Seward: 1831-1846, 1891, page 569
^ William Horatio Barnes, The Fortieth Congress of the United States, Volume 1, 1869, page 170
^ Tom Calarco, The Underground Railroad in the Adirondack Region, 2011, page 230
^ New York and Hartford Publishing Company, Sketches of Men of Progress, 1871, page 527
^ Middlebury College, Catalogue of the Graduates of Middlebury College, 1853, page 82
^ William D. Murphy, Biographical Sketches of the State Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York in 1862 and '63, 1863, page 180
^ John T. Hubbell, James W. Geary, Jon L. Wakelyn, editors, Biographical Dictionary of the Union: Northern Leaders of the Civil War, 1995, page 265
^ Edward Tremayne, Tremayne's Table of Post-offices in the United States, 1850, page 123
^ U.S. Government Printing Office, Congressional Directory, 1868, page 26
^ Gates Curtis, Boston History Company, History of Brasher, NY, 1894, Chapter XXXIX, The Town of Brasher-Organized in 1825
^ U.S. Government Printing Office, Congressional Directory, 1868, page 26
^ Kenneth White Munden, National Archives and Records Administration, The Union: A Guide to Federal Archives Relating to the Civil War, 1986, page 57
^ Andrew Johnson, The Papers of Andrew Johnson: February-August 1867, 1995, page 190
^ Ogdensburg Daily Journal, Appointment: Hon. Calvin T. Hulburd, August 3, 1869
^ Gates Curtis, Boston History Company, History of Brasher, NY, 1894, Chapter XXXIX, The Town of Brasher-Organized in 1825
^ New York State Historic Newspapers, Massena Observer, Death of C. T. Hubbard, October 28, 1897, page 5
^ Thomas E. Spencer, Where They're Buried, 1998, page 242
^ Middlebury College, Catalogue of Officers and Students of Middlebury College, 1917, page 89
^ New York Agricultural Society, Transactions of the New York State Agricultural Society, With an Abstract of the Proceedings of the County Agricultural Societies, Volume XVII, 1857, page 524
^ Watertown Daily Times, Contemporaries of Cornelius Cole, November 4, 1924

External links

United States Congress. "Calvin T. Hulburd (id: H000936)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-03-17
Calvin T. Hulburd at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Socrates N. Sherman	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 17th congressional district March 4, 1863-March 3, 1869	Succeeded by William A. Wheeler

[1] William Henry Seward, Frederick William Seward, William H. Seward: 1831-1846, 1891, page 569

[2] William Horatio Barnes, The Fortieth Congress of the United States, Volume 1, 1869, page 170

[3] Tom Calarco, The Underground Railroad in the Adirondack Region, 2011, page 230

[4] New York and Hartford Publishing Company, Sketches of Men of Progress, 1871, page 527

[5] Middlebury College, Catalogue of the Graduates of Middlebury College, 1853, page 82

[6] William D. Murphy, Biographical Sketches of the State Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York in 1862 and '63, 1863, page 180

[7] John T. Hubbell, James W. Geary, Jon L. Wakelyn, editors, Biographical Dictionary of the Union: Northern Leaders of the Civil War, 1995, page 265

[8] Edward Tremayne, Tremayne's Table of Post-offices in the United States, 1850, page 123

[9] U.S. Government Printing Office, Congressional Directory, 1868, page 26

[10] Gates Curtis, Boston History Company, History of Brasher, NY, 1894, Chapter XXXIX, The Town of Brasher-Organized in 1825

[11] U.S. Government Printing Office, Congressional Directory, 1868, page 26

[12] Kenneth White Munden, National Archives and Records Administration, The Union: A Guide to Federal Archives Relating to the Civil War, 1986, page 57

[13] Andrew Johnson, The Papers of Andrew Johnson: February-August 1867, 1995, page 190

[14] Ogdensburg Daily Journal, Appointment: Hon. Calvin T. Hulburd, August 3, 1869

[15] Gates Curtis, Boston History Company, History of Brasher, NY, 1894, Chapter XXXIX, The Town of Brasher-Organized in 1825

[16] New York State Historic Newspapers, Massena Observer, Death of C. T. Hubbard, October 28, 1897, page 5

[17] Thomas E. Spencer, Where They're Buried, 1998, page 242

[18] Middlebury College, Catalogue of Officers and Students of Middlebury College, 1917, page 89

[19] New York Agricultural Society, Transactions of the New York State Agricultural Society, With an Abstract of the Proceedings of the County Agricultural Societies, Volume XVII, 1857, page 524

[20] Watertown Daily Times, Contemporaries of Cornelius Cole, November 4, 1924

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