Hiram Walbridge
Brady-Handy Photograph, circa 1855
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's3rd district
In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Preceded by	Emanuel B. Hart
Succeeded by	Guy R. Pelton
Personal details
Born	(1821-02-02)February 2, 1821 Ithaca, New York, US
Died	December 6, 1870(1870-12-06) (aged 49) New York City, US
Resting place	Glenwood Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)
Party	Democratic
Profession	Attorney Merchant

Hiram Walbridge (February 2, 1821 – December 6, 1870) was an American businessman, lawyer, and politician who served one term as aU.S. Representative fromNew York from 1853 to 1855. He was a cousin ofHenry Sanford Walbridge.

Walbridge was born inIthaca, New York on February 2, 1821, a son of Chester and Mary Walbridge. He was educated in Ithaca andUtica, and privately tutored by an uncle. He moved to Ohio with his parents, who settled inToledo in 1836. He attendedOhio University inAthens from 1839 to 1840, but was expelled for violating the school's rule against partisan political activities after he campaigned forWilliam Henry Harrison in the1840 United States presidential election.

Walbridgestudied law with Judge Myron H. Tilden of Toledo, wasadmitted to the bar in 1842 and commenced practice in Toledo.

He was also an active member of the state militia, and was commissioned abrigadier general in 1843. He served as a member of Toledo's board of aldermen from 1843 to 1846. He later moved toBuffalo, New York, where he engaged in the mercantile business. He moved toNew York City in 1847, where he continued his mercantile career.

Walbridge was elected as aDemocrat to theThirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1854. He supported theUnion during theAmerican Civil War and in 1862 was an unsuccessful Union candidate for election to theThirty-eighth Congress.

He served as president of the International Commercial Convention held inDetroit,Michigan, July 11, 1865. Walbridge was elected as a delegate to the1866 National Union Convention inPhiladelphia.

He died in New York City December 6, 1870. He was interred inGlenwood Cemetery inWashington, D.C.^[1]

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