{{Short description|American judge (1881–1950)}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = George M. Hulbert | honorific_suffix = | image = Murray Hulbert 4998803950 0df4ba3ec1 o.jpg | caption = Hulbert c. 1914 | office = Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | term_start = June 15, 1934 | term_end = April 26, 1950 | nominator = | appointer = Franklin D. Roosevelt | predecessor = Frank Joseph Coleman | successor = Edward Jordan Dimock | office1 = 10th President of the New York City Board of Aldermen | term_start1 = January 2, 1922 | term_end1 = January 8, 1925 | predecessor1 = Fiorello La Guardia | successor1 = William T. Collins | state2 = New York | district2 = 21st | term_start2 = March 4, 1915 | term_end2 = January 1, 1918 | predecessor2 = Henry George Jr. | successor2 = Jerome F. Donovan | pronunciation = | birth_name = George Murray Hulbert | birth_date = {{Birth date|1881|05|14}} | birth_place = Rochester, New York, US | death_date = {{Death date and age|1950|04|26|1881|05|14}} | death_place = Bayport, New York, US | death_cause = | resting_place = Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Valhalla, New York | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | party = Democratic | other_party = | height = | spouse = | partner = | relations = | children = | parents = | mother = | father = | relatives = | education = New York University School of Law (LL.B.) | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | known_for = | salary = | net_worth = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = <!--Embedded templates / Footnotes--> | footnotes = }} thumb|Hulbert in Berlin in 1924 (middle) '''George Murray Hulbert''' (May 14, 1881 – April 26, 1950) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who was a United States representative from New York and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in the early 20th century.
==Education and career==
Born on May 14, 1881, in Rochester, New York, Hulbert moved to Waterloo, New York, and attended the public schools.<ref name="auto">{{CongBio|H000934|inline=yes}}</ref><ref name="fjc.gov">{{cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/hulbert-george-murray|title=Hulbert, George Murray – Federal Judicial Center|website=www.fjc.gov}}</ref> He received a Bachelor of Laws in 1902 from the New York University School of Law.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="fjc.gov"/> He was admitted to the bar in 1902 and entered private practice in New York City from 1902 to 1934.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="fjc.gov"/>
==Congressional service==
Hulbert was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives of the 64th and 65th United States Congresses and served from March 4, 1915, to January 1, 1918.<ref name="auto"/>
==Later career==
Hulbert was the Commissioner of Docks and the Director of the Port of New York City starting in 1918.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="fjc.gov"/> He was elected in November 1921 as President of the Board of Aldermen of New York City, serving from 1921 to 1925.<ref>{{cite news|title=President of Aldermen|url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1921/11/09/98767413.html?pageNumber=2|access-date=20 August 2016|newspaper=New York Times|date=November 9, 1921|page=2}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The City Vote – Hylan's Plurality 417,986 – Craig's 249,252 – Banton's 83,680|url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1921/11/10/107032457.html?pageNumber=4|access-date=20 August 2016|newspaper=New York Times|date=November 10, 1921|page=4}}</ref> He served as the acting Mayor of New York City during the long illness of John Francis Hylan.<ref name="auto"/> He served as President of the Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="fjc.gov"/>
===Removal from the Board of Aldermen===
Hulbert was ousted from the Presidency of the Board after he accepted an honorary position as a member of the Finger Lakes Park Commission that was offered by New York Governor Al Smith. In a decision by New York State Supreme Court judge Joseph M. Proskauer, according to section 1549 of the New York City Charter, Hulbert automatically vacated his position in city government by accepting an appointment at the state level.<ref>{{cite news|title=Court Ousts Hulbert From City Office; Forfeited Post By Taking State Job; Hylan Hopes Smith Will Reappoint Him – Collins His Successor – His Eligibility to the Office Since Jan. 1 Is Questioned, However – Dispute Over The Law – Governor May Have Power to Appoint Hulbert to His Old Position – Comma Figures in Case|url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1925/01/09/104273986.html?pageNumber=1|access-date=20 August 2016|newspaper=New York Times|date=January 9, 1925|page=1}}</ref>
==Federal judicial service== thumb|left|The tombstone of George Murray Hulbert in Gate of Heaven Cemetery Hulbert was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 6, 1934, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated by Judge Frank J. Coleman.<ref name="fjc.gov"/> He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 14, 1934, and received his commission on June 15, 1934.<ref name="fjc.gov"/>
== Death and burial == His service terminated on April 26, 1950, due to his death in Bayport, New York.<ref>{{cite news|title=Murray Hulbert, Jurist, 65, Dead – Member of the Federal Bench Since 1934 Formerly Headed Board of Aldermen Here|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0C14FA3F5D147B93C5AB178FD85F448585F9|newspaper=New York Times|date=April 27, 1950|access-date=2009-07-26 }}</ref> He was interred in the Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.<ref name="auto"/>{{clear}}
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==External links== {{CongBio|H000934}}
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