Elbridge Gerry Spaulding
Born: February 24, 1809
Birthplace: Summer Hill, Cayuga County, New York
Father: Edward Spaulding 1764 – 1845
(Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York)
Mother: Mehitable Goodrich 1770 – 1838
(Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York)
1st Wife: Jane Antoinette Rich 1818 – 1841
(Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York)
Married: September 5, 1837
2nd Wife: Nancy Selden Strong 1824 – 1852
(Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York)
Married: 1842 in Buffalo, New York
3rd Wife: Delia Strong 1812 – 1895
(Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York)
Married: May 2, 1854 in Buffalo, New York
Children:
Charlotte Spaulding Sidway 1843 – 1934
(Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York)
Edward Rich Spaulding 1845 – 1908
(Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York)
Samuel Strong Spaulding 1849 – 1933
(Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York)
Political Party: Whig Party and Republican Party
Occupation before War:
Recording Clerk in County Clerk Office in New York
1834: Moved to Buffalo New York
Clerk in the office of Potter and Babcock Attorney's
Clerk for the City of Buffalo, New York
Alderman of Third Ward of Buffalo, New York
Chairman of the Executive Committee of Buffalo, New York
1847 – 1848: Mayor of Buffalo, New York
1849 – 1851: United States Congressman from New York
1849 – 1851: Member of House Foreign Affairs Committee
1850: Bought the "Hollister Mansion" in Buffalo, New York
1854 – 1855: New York State Treasurer
1856: New York Delegate to Republican Party National Convention
1856: Chairman Credentials at Republican Party National Convention
1856: Speaker at Republican Party National Convention
1859 – 1863: United States Congressman from New York
1859 – 1863: Member of House Ways and Means Committee
1860: Delivered Speech denouncing Democratic Party.
1860: Supporter and Campaigner for Abraham Lincoln.
Civil War Career:
1862: Author of the Legal Tender Act
1862: Choose not to be a candidate for reelection as US Congressman.
1861 – 1863: Chairman of House Ways and Means Subcommittee
1864: Organizer of Farmer & Mechanics National Bank of Buffalo
Occupation after War:
1869: Author of History of the Legal Tender Paper Money issued during the Great Rebellion.
1870: Bought the "River Lawn" Victorian Era Stick Style House
1870: Builder of Spaulding – Sidway Boathouse
1875: Author of Legal Tender Act
1876: Author of Centennial: One Hundred Years of Progress in the Business of Banking
Died: May 5, 1897
Place of Death: Buffalo, New York
Age at time of Death: 88 years old
Burial Place: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York
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