Henry Sanford Walbridge (April 8, 1801 – January 27, 1869) was a
U.S. Representative
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from New York and a cousin of
Hiram Walbridge
Hiram Walbridge (February 2, 1821 – December 6, 1870) was a U.S. Representative from New York, cousin of Henry Sanford Walbridge.
Life and career
Walbridge was born in Ithaca, New York on February 2, 1821, a son of Chester and Mary Walbridge ...
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Born in
Norwich, Connecticut
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, Walbridge attended school in Bennington, Vermont. He moved to Ithaca, New York in 1820. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Ithaca. He served as clerk of the board of supervisors of Tompkins County in 1824. He served as president of the village council of Ithaca, Tompkins County, in 1829 and again in 1842. He was a member of the State assembly in 1846.
Walbridge was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1852.
He was Trustee of Ithaca Academy 1858–1868. He served as judge and surrogate of Tompkins County in 1859–1868. He moved to