Ellery Albee Hibbard (July 31, 1826 – July 24, 1903) was an American politician, a lawyer, a judge, and a

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from

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Early life

Born in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County,

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, Hibbard pursued academic studies, then read law with Nathan B. Felton and Charles A. Morrison in Haverhill and

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. He was

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in 1849.

Career

Hibbard practiced in

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, until 1853, and then in

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. He served as clerk of the

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, 1852–1854, as Moderator of Laconia in 1862 and 1863, and as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1865 and 1866. Elected as a

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to the Forty-second Congress, Hibbard served as United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire from (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1872 to the Forty-third Congress. He was appointed judge of the

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in March 1873 and served until 1874, when he resigned and continued the practice of law. He served as director of Laconia National Bank, as a member of the board of education of Laconia.

Death

Hibbard died in Laconia, on July 24, 1903 (age 76 years, 358 days). He is

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at Union Cemetery, Laconia, New Hampshire.

Family life

Son of Silas and Olive Albee, Hibbard married Mary Houston Bell on December 5, 1853, and they had four children, Charles Bell, Jennie Olive, Walter Silas, and Laura Bartlett. He was a cousin of

Harry Hibbard Harry Hibbard (June 1, 1816 – July 28, 1872) was an American politician and a United States Representative from New Hampshire. Early life Born in Concord, Vermont, Hibbard pursued classical studies. He graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hibbard, Ellery Albee 1826 births 1903 deaths Justices of the New Hampshire Supreme Court Democratic Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire 19th-century American politicians People from Caledonia County, Vermont 19th-century American judges