Chauncey Vibbard
From the April, 1860 edition of theAmerican Phrenological Journal.
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's18th district
In office 1861–1863
Preceded by	Clark B. Cochrane
Succeeded by	James M. Marvin
Personal details
Born	(1811-11-11)November 11, 1811 Galway, New York, United States
Died	June 5, 1891(1891-06-05) (aged 79) Macon, Georgia, United States
Resting place	Riverside Cemetery, Macon, Georgia, United States
Party	Democratic
Occupation	Railroad executive

Chauncey Vibbard (November 11, 1811 – June 5, 1891) was an American railroad executive and aU.S. Representative from New York during theAmerican Civil War.

Born inGalway, New York, on November 11, 1811, Vibbard attended the common schools and graduated fromNott's Academy for Boys inAlbany, New York (nowThe Albany Academy).^[1][2][3]

After graduation he served as clerk in a wholesale grocery store in Albany. He then moved to New York City, and in 1834 went toMontgomery, Alabama.^[4]

Upon returning to New York in 1836 Vibbard settled inSchenectady, and was appointed chief clerk of theUtica & Schenectady Railroad. He became a railroad freight and ticket agent in 1848.^[5]

In the early 1850s Vibbard was one of the businessmen who consolidated several small New York railroads into theNew York Central Railroad. From 1853 to 1865 he was the New York Central's General Superintendent.^[6]

Vibbard was elected as aDemocrat to theThirty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1862.^[7]

During theAmerican Civil War he served as theUnion's director and superintendent of military railroads.In 1864 he was a supporter ofGeorge B. McClellan forPresident.^[8]

Following the war Vibbard continued his business career. He was an organizer of the Family Fund Insurance Company in 1864, and served as its President until 1886.^[9] He was also an owner of Foote, Vibbard & Co., a venture formed to provide supplies and equipment to railroads.^[10]

In 1865 he moved to New York City and became active in constructing and operating steamships lines and elevated railroads. He was a part-owner of the record-breakingHudson River steamboatChauncey Vibbard, which was named for him.^[11][12]

In his later life Vibbard was interested in the development of railroads in the formerConfederacy, as well as several ventures inSouth and Central America.^[13]

Vibbard retired in 1889, and moved toMacon, Georgia, for his health. He died in Macon on June 5, 1891, and was interred in Macon'sRiverside Cemetery.^[14][15]

Since 1907 his former home in Schenectady has been the location of the Mohawk Club, a private social club that began in the 1870s.^[16][17]

• United States Congress."Chauncey Vibbard (id: V000094)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-04-01

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