Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 2
Gender: Male
Age at election: 46
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 7/30/1802
City: Bennington, VT
County: Bennington County, VT
Country: US
Death
Date: 6/15/1868
City: Kalamazoo, MI
County: Kalamazoo County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial: Interred
Burial
Date:
City: Kalamazoo, MI
County: Kalamazoo County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Mountain Home Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Eliza Taggart 10/23/1823
Number of Children: 0
Background
Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: farmer, merchant, miller
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
common school
Biographical Sketch:
Son of David (1769-1829) and Isabel (Brush) Walbridge (1771-1804). Moved to NY in 1820 and engaged in hardware mercantile & agricultural pursuits at Geneseo from 1820-1826 & at Jamestown from 1826-1842; moved to Kalamazoo, MI in 1842 after establishing business that supplied wheat flour to the Eastern States. He became a large landowner & stock raiser. He served as supervisor, 1845; appointed postmaster of Kalamazoo by President Johnson.
Notable Facts:
Served in both state chambers.
He was the chairman of the first Republican Convention held "under the oaks' in Jackson.
Elected as a Republican to the 34th-35th Congresses (3/4/1855-3/3/1859)
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Agriculture , Roads and Bridges , Finances
City of Residence: Kalamazoo
County of Residence Kalamazoo
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Manufactures, Expiring Laws, Claims
City of Residence: Kalamazoo
County of Residence Kalamazoo
District Description: Counties of Allegan, Calhoun and Kalamazoo
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
CongBio p.1999; PolGryd; MIBiog 2:394; Durrant(K) p.225
