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Hervey Chittenden Calkin (March 23, 1828 – April 20, 1913) was a U.S. Representative from New York. ==Life and career== Hervey Calkin was born in Malden, New York on March 23, 1828. He was educated locally, and moved to New York City in 1847.〔New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, (Weehawken Street Historic District Designation Report ), 2006, page 30〕 Calkin was employed in the Morgan Iron Works for five years.〔Ben Perley Poore, (Congressional Directory for the First Session of the Forty-First Congress ), 1869, page 30〕 In 1852 he commenced business as a plumber and coppersmith in partnership with his brother. He also sold other metalware, including stoves and tinware.〔John F. Trow, publisher, (Trow's New York City Directory ), 1862, page 134〕 Calkin also became an advocate for the creation of a domestic shipbuilding industry, as opposed to buying ships from England.〔Hervey C. Calkin, (Sppech to the U.S. House of Representatives: Shall We Build Our Own Ships Or Purchase Them from England ), May 18, 1870〕 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.〔New York Times, (Forty-First Congress ), December 5, 1870〕 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.〔National Museum of American History, (America on the Move, Life Raft Patent Model, Hervey C. Calkin ), accessed January 19, 2013〕 He died in the Bronx on April 20, 1913 and was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery.〔Thomas E. Spencer, (Where They're Buried ), 2009, page 233〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hervey C. Calkin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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