Harry Hibbard

Harry Hibbard (June 1, 1816 – July 28, 1872) was an American politician and a United States Representative from New Hampshire.

Hon.
Harry Hibbard
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Hampshire's 3rd district
In office
March 3, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Preceded byJared Perkins
Succeeded byAaron H. Cragin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Hampshire's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853
Preceded byJames Hutchins Johnson
Succeeded byDistrict Eliminated
Member of the New Hampshire Senate
In office
1845
1847-1848
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office
1843-1845
Personal details
Born(1816-06-01)June 1, 1816
Concord, Vermont, US
DiedJuly 28, 1872(1872-07-28) (aged 56)
Somerville, Massachusetts, US
Resting placeVillage Cemetery, Bath, New Hampshire, US
SpouseSara King Hale Bellows Hibbard
RelationsEllery Albee Hibbard
ChildrenAlice Hibbard
Parent(s)David Hibbard
Susannah Streeter Hibbard
Alma materDartmouth College
ProfessionLawyer
Politician

Early life

Born in Concord, Vermont, Hibbard pursued classical studies. He graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire in 1835 where he studied law. After graduation, he was admitted to the bar in 1838 and commenced practice in Bath, Grafton County, New Hampshire.

Career

Hibbard was an assistant clerk and clerk of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1840 to 1842. He served as an elected member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845 and Speaker in 1844 and 1845. He served in the New Hampshire Senate in 1845, 1847, and 1848 and as president of that body in 1847 and 1848.[1] In addition, he served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1848 and 1856.

Elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first, Thirty-second, and Thirty-third Congresses, Hibbard served as United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire from (March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1855). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1854. After leaving Congress, he declined an appointment to the New Hampshire Supreme Court.

Death

Hibbard died in a sanatorium in Somerville, Massachusetts on July 28, 1872, and is interred at the Village Cemetery, Bath, New Hampshire.

Family life

Son of David and Susannah Streeter, Hibbard married Sara King Hale Bellows on May 13, 1848, and they had one daughter, Alice.[2] Sarah was the daughter of Salma Hale, and had been married to Stephen R. Bellows, who died months after their marriage in 1843.[3]

References
  1. Partridge, Henry Villiers (1905). A History of Norwich, Vermont. Dartmouth Press, 1905. p. 133. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  2. Worcester, Foster, Bell, Samuel Thomas, William Lawrence, Charles Henry (1883). In Memory of Sarah King Hibbard (1822-1879): Wife of Harry Hibbard of Bath, and Daughter of Salma Hale, of Keene, N.H. Press of Deland and Barta, 1883. p. 7. Retrieved 10 September 2014. Harry Hibbard.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "Guide to the Hibbard Collection, 1695-1875" (PDF). New Hampshire Historical Society. Retrieved October 31, 2021.


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