Hervey C. Calkin

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Hervey Chittenden Calkin (March 23, 1828 - April 20, 1913) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Malden, New York, Calkin attended the public schools. He moved to New York City in 1847. He was employed in the Morgan iron works for five years. In 1852 he commenced business as a dealer in metals and identified with the shipping interests of the country.

Calkin was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-first Congress (March 4, 1869-March 3, 1871). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1870. He resumed his former business pursuits in New York City until 1904, when he retired. He died in the Bronx, New York City, April 20, 1913. He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery.

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• Hervey C. Calkin at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress