John W. Hulbert

Who was John W. Hulbert?

John Whitefield Hulbert was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Born in Alford, Massachusetts, 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.

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.