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GEORGE H. HULBERT, of Waterloo, was born in this village, November 14, 1847, being a son of Reuben D. and Lydia A. (Ayres) Hulbert. His father was born in the town of Waterloo, February 17, 1819, and the mother, whose birth occurred in Vermont, April 23, 1818, is still living in Waterloo. The former, who was for a time interested in oil speculations in Pennsylvania, occupied various positions of trust and honor in Seneca County, and at his death, in June, 1884, was universally mourned, The paternal grandparents were Elijah and Rebecca Hulbert.

The subject of this sketch is one of three children who attained mature years, the others being Moses H., who died at Rochester January 1, 1893, leaving a wife and one son; and Ida J., wife of William B. Gawger, of Hoosick Falls, N. Y. In the public schools our subject gained the rudiments of his education, and later he attended the seminary at Fulton, Oswego County. On returning home he entered the office of his father, who then held the position of County Treasurer. In the office of the Seneca County Observer he learned the printer’s trade, and afterward he taught school in Seneca and Schuyler Counties.

In the spring of 1870 he was employed as Deputy County Clerk under Calvin Willers. In 1875 he was elected School Commissioner of Seneca County, and served for three years. Shortly after the expiration of his term of office, in 1879, he entered the office of the Waterloo Observer, and continued as its editor for eighteen months, returning to the same position after twenty months spent elsewhere. His second connection with the paper covered a period of three and one-half years, and afterward he took charge of the advertising department of Ryan & McDonald.

In the summer of 1890 Mr. Hulbert was city editor of the Oneida Democratic Union. In 1887 he was elected Justice of the Peace, and has served efficiently in that capacity. His marriage, October 1, 1874, united him with Miss Esther, daughter of Thomas Ball, of Waterloo. They have three children, George D., Esther P. and Robert M. Politically Mr. Hulbert is a Democrat, and is active in local political affairs.