RARE! "19th Century NY Congressman" Hiram Walbridge (+6) Hand Signed Document

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Up for auction a RARE! "NY Congressman" Hiram WalbridgeHand Signed Document Other signers include: John Thompson, Daniel M Wilson (3X), Samuel B Wilson, Andrew Boardman, Thomas A Richmond and Thomas Cunningham. There are tears on folds which don't affect the signatures or writing.
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Hiram Walbridge
(February
2, 1821 – December 6, 1870) was a
U.S.
Representative
from
New York
, cousin of
Henry Sanford Walbridge
. Born
in
Ithaca, New York
,
Walbridge moved to Ohio with his parents, who settled in Toledo in 1836. He
attended the public schools and the
University of Ohio at Athens
. He studied law. He was
admitted to
the bar
in 1842 and commenced practice in Toledo. He was
appointed brigadier general of militia in 1843. He moved to New York and
engaged in mercantile pursuits at Buffalo. He served as member of the board of
aldermen. He moved to New York City in 1847 and continued mercantile pursuits. Walbridge
was elected as a
Democrat
to
the
Thirty-third
Congress
(March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855). He declined to be a candidate for renomination
in 1854. He resumed his former pursuits in New York City. He was an
unsuccessful Union candidate for election in 1862 to the
Thirty-eighth
Congress.
He served as president of the International Commercial Convention held in
Detroit
,
Michigan
, July 11, 1865. Walbridge was
elected as a delegate to the Southern Loyalist Convention at Philadelphia in
1866. He died in New York City December 6, 1870. He was interred in
Glenwood
Cemetery
in
Washington, D.C.
John
Thompson
(July 4, 1809 – June 1, 1890) was a
U.S.
Representative
from New York. Born in
Rhinebeck, New York
, he
studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in
Poughkeepsie, New York
.
He was elected as a
Republican
to
the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859). He did not run for
reelection in 1858, and resumed the practice of law. Thompson was one of the
first trustees of
Vassar College
, and served
from 1861 to 1885. He was also president of the Falkill National Bank. He
received
honorary
master of arts
degrees from
Union College
in
Schenectady, New York
and
Yale College
.
He
died in
New Hamburg, New York
on
June 1, 1890. He was interred in
Poughkeepsie Rural
Cemetery
.