John W. Hulbert

John Whitefield Hulbert (born June 1, 1770 in Alford , Berkshire County , Province of Massachusetts Bay , †  October 19, 1831 in Auburn , New York ) was an American politician . Between 1814 and 1817 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Hulbert attended the public schools of his home country and then studied at Harvard University until 1795 . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1797, he began to work in this profession in Alford. He later also became a director at Berkshire Bank in Pittsfield . Politically, he became a member of the Federalist Party founded by Alexander Hamilton in the late 1790s .

After the resignation of MP Daniel Dewey , Hulbert was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC at the by-election due for the twelfth seat of Massachusetts , where he took up his new mandate on September 26, 1814. After re-election in the seventh electoral district , he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1817 . During this time the British-American War ended . In 1816, Hulbert renounced another candidacy. The following year he moved to Auburn, New York State, where he practiced as a lawyer. In 1825 he was elected to the New York State Assembly . He died in Auburn on October 19, 1831.

Web links

• John W. Hulbert in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John W. Hulbert in the database of Find a Grave (English)