David S. Walbridge

David Safford Walbridge ( born July 30, 1802 in Bennington, Vermont, † June 15, 1868 in Kalamazoo, Michigan ) was an American politician. Between 1855 and 1859 he represented the state of Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

David Walbridge attended the public schools of his home. In 1820 he moved to Geneseo, New York. There he worked 1820-1826 in trade and agriculture. The same job he held from 1826-1842 in Jamestown. In 1842 he moved to Kalamazoo in Michigan. In his new home Walbridge worked in retail. He also became owners of larger estates, where he ran cattle among others. At the same time he began a political career.

In 1848 he became a deputy in the House of Representatives from Michigan. He then spent two terms in the State Senate. Walbridge was a founding member of the Republican Party in his new home state. In July 1854 he was chairman of the first regional party congress in Michigan, which was held in Jackson. In the congressional elections of 1854, he was the third election district of his state in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he succeeded the Democrat Samuel Clark on March 4, 1855. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1859 two legislative sessions. These were determined by the events and discussions that preceded the Civil War.

After his retirement from the U.S. House of Representatives Walbridge took his previous activities on again. In addition, he was appointed postmaster in Kalamazoo. David Walbridge died on 15 June 1868 in this city and was also buried there.

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