Elbridge G. Spaulding

Biography

Elbridge G. Spaulding forged a reputation in Buffalo and beyond as a thoughtful legislator, championing the Free Banking Laws and, during the Civil War, pushing for a unified national currency that could sustain the Union.

His financial insight and belief in civic responsibility kept him involved with charitable institutions and civic boards, and visitors to Forest Lawn Cemetery recall him as a steady hand in fraught times.