| 词条 | Hervey C. Calkin |
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| office=Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 7th congressional district|political_party=Democrat | term_start =March 4, 1869 | term_end =March 3, 1871| appointed = | predecessor =John Winthrop Chanler | successor =Smith Ely, Jr. }} Hervey Chittenden Calkin (March 23, 1828 – April 20, 1913) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Life and careerHervey Calkin was born in Malden, New York on March 23, 1828. He was educated locally, and moved to New York City in 1847.[1] Calkin was employed in the Morgan Iron Works for five years.[2] In 1852 he commenced business as a plumber and coppersmith in partnership with his brother. He also sold other metalware, including stoves and tinware.[3] Calkin also became an advocate for the creation of a domestic shipbuilding industry, as opposed to buying ships from England.[4] He was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-first Congress and served from (March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1870.[5] After leaving Congress, Calkin resumed his former business pursuits in New York City until retiring in 1904. In 1871 he received a patent for a life raft made of two cylindrical metal floats with conical ends and a plank deck.[6] He died in the Bronx on April 20, 1913 and was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery.[7][8] References1. ^New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, Weehawken Street Historic District Designation Report, 2006, page 30 2. ^Ben Perley Poore, [https://books.google.com/books?id=QcgTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA30 Congressional Directory for the First Session of the Forty-First Congress], 1869, page 30 3. ^John F. Trow, publisher, [https://books.google.com/books?id=kJEtAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA134 Trow's New York City Directory], 1862, page 134 4. ^Hervey C. Calkin, [https://books.google.com/books/about/Shall_We_Build_Our_Own_Ships_Or_Purchase.html?id=LT7GHAAACAAJ Sppech to the U.S. House of Representatives: Shall We Build Our Own Ships Or Purchase Them from England], May 18, 1870 5. ^New York Times, [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1870/12/05/93250547.pdf Forty-First Congress], December 5, 1870 6. ^National Museum of American History, America on the Move, Life Raft Patent Model, Hervey C. Calkin, accessed January 19, 2013 7. ^Thomas E. Spencer, [https://books.google.com/books?id=eLWao2lIGTEC&pg=PA233 Where They're Buried], 2009, page 233 8. ^{{findagrave|7643490 |Hervey C. Calkin}} External resources{{CongBio|C000047}}{{s-start}}{{s-par|us-hs}}{{USRepSuccessionBox| state= New York | district= 7 | before= John Winthrop Chanler | after= Smith Ely, Jr. | years= 1869 - 1871}}{{s-end}}{{Bioguide}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Calkin, Hervey Chittenden}} 9 : 1828 births|1913 deaths|People from Saugerties, New York|Politicians from New York City|New York (state) Democrats|Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)|Burials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx)|Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives|19th-century American politicians |
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