Hon. Elbridge G. Spaulding | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 32nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | |
| Preceded by | Nathan K. Hall |
| Succeeded by | Solomon G. Haven |
| In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | Israel T. Hatch |
| Succeeded by | Walter L. Sessions |
| New York State Treasurer | |
| In office 1854–1855 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Welch |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Clark |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the Erie County, 1st district | |
| In office January 1, 1848 – December 31, 1848 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Benoni Thompson |
| 17th Mayor of the City of Buffalo | |
| In office 1847–1848 | |
| Preceded by | Solomon G. Haven |
| Succeeded by | Orlando Allen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elbridge Gerry Spaulding February 24, 1809 Summer Hill, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 5, 1897 (aged 88) Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig, Republican |
| Spouses | Antoinette Rich
(m. 1837; died 1841)Nancy Selden Strong
(m. 1842; died 1852)Delia Strong
(m. 1854; died 1895) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Edward Spaulding Mehitable Goodridge |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
Elbridge Gerry Spaulding (February 24, 1809 – May 5, 1897) was an American lawyer, banker, and Republican Party politician.[1][2] He opposed slavery and supported the idea for the first U.S. currency not backed by gold or silver, thus helping to keep the Union's economy afloat during the U.S. Civil War.[3][4]
- ^ Mr. Spaulding and Greenback Resumption (1875, October 16). In The Commercial and Financial Chronicle (Vol. XXI, p. 358). New York, NY: William B. Dana.
- ^ Hall, H. (Ed.) (1896). Elbridge Gerry Spaulding. In America's Successful Men of Affairs: An Encyclopedia of Contemporaneous Biography (Vol. II, p. 739). New York, NY: The New York Tribune / New York Printing Co. / Republic Press.
- ^ Zak, Michael (May 17, 2016). "'To resist the Democratic Party in its new and alarming attitude of pro-slavery aggression'". Grand Old Partisan. Archived from the original on May 21, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ Rizzo, Michael (2005). Through The Mayors' Eyes. Lulu. p. 424. ISBN 978-1-4116-3757-3.