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

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from

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during the

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and

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Early life

Born in

Stockholm, New York Stockholm is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 3,665 at the 2010 census. The name was assigned by surveyors from Stockholm in Sweden. The town is in the northeastern part of the county and is northeast o ...

, he completed preparatory studies and graduated from

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. Hulburd studied law with

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, attended

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, was admitted to the

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in 1833, and started a practice in

Brasher Falls, New York Brasher Falls is the largest hamlet and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Brasher in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 669. The community is in northeastern St. Lawrence Co ...

, an unincorporated village in the town of Brasher.

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. He also served as the

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in Brasher Falls. An Antislavery Barnburner and then

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, Hulburd was a member of the

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, and

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. He became a Republican when the party was organized in the mid-1850s. From 1860 to 1861 he served as Brasher's

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, which also made him a member of the St. Lawrence County Board of Supervisors. He served again in the State Assembly in

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Later career

Hulburd was elected to the 38th, 39th and 40th Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1863, to March 3, 1869; while in the House he was chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures, the predecessor of the current

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

Death and burial

Hulburd died in Brasher Falls on October 25, 1897. Interment was in Fairview Cemetery.

Honors

In 1867, Hulburd received an

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Doctor of Laws (

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) from

Hamilton College Hamilton College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Clinton, Oneida County, New York, Clinton, New York. It was established as the Hamilton-Oneida Academy in 1793 and received its c ...

Other

His name sometimes appears in contemporary records and media accounts as "Hurlburd."Watertown Daily Times
Contemporaries of Cornelius Cole
November 4, 1924

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