John W. Hulbert Explained

John Whitefield Hulbert
Office1:Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts
Term Start1:September 26, 1814
Term End1:March 3, 1817
Predecessor1:Daniel Dewey
Successor1:Henry Shaw
Constituency1:12th district (1814–15)
7th district (1815–17)
Order2:Member of
The New York State Assembly
from Cayuga County
Term Start2:January 4, 1825
Term End2:April 21, 1825
Birth Date:1 June 1770
Birth Place:Alford, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Death Place:Auburn, New York, U.S.
Restingplace:North Street Cemetery
Party:Federalist
Alma Mater:Harvard University
Profession:Lawyer

John Whitefield Hulbert (June 1, 1770 – October 19, 1831) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Born in Alford in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Hulbert completed preparatory studies.He graduated from Harvard University in 1795. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Alford, Massachusetts, in 1797.He served as director of Berkshire Bank, Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

John W. Hulbert's father, Dr. John Hulbert, was also politically-minded. However, the two had almost completely opposite political inclinations. While John W. Hulbert was a Federalist, Dr. Hulbert was an active participant in the Shays' Rebellion. Having received his medical training in Sharon, Connecticut, he traveled across state lines during the period of unrest in order to raise awareness and recruit for the rebellion.

Connecticut State authorities were notified of his operations, and Dr. Hulbert was arrested. The charges against him and his co-conspirators were dropped after the hawkish Massachusetts governor James Bowdoin was replaced by the more reconciliatory John Hancock.

Hulbert was elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Daniel Dewey.He was reelected to the Fourteenth Congress and served from September 26, 1814, to March 3, 1817.He was not a candidate for renomination in 1816.He moved to Auburn, New York, in 1817.He represented Cayuga County as Member of the New York State Assembly in 1825. He resumed the practice of his profession.He died in Auburn, New York, October 19, 1831.He was interred in North Street Cemetery.

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