Civil War US Congressman. Served as Mayor of Buffalo, New York in 1847. Elected twice to represent New York’s 32nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving first from 1849 to 1851, then from 1859 to 1863. During his first term he introduced the Legal Tender Act, saving the Union from financial disaster. He is known as “The Father of the Greenback”. (bio by: Russ Dodge)  Family links:  Spouses:  Jane Antoinette Rich Spaulding (1818 – 1841)*  Nancy Selden Strong Spaulding (1824 – 1852)*  Delia Strong Spaulding (1812 – 1895)*  Children:  Charlotte Spaulding Sidway (1843 – 1934)*  Edward Rich Spaulding (1845 – 1908)* *Calculated relationship