Born in Norwich, Connecticut, Walbridge attended school in Bennington, Vermont.

He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Ithaca.

He moved to Leonia, New Jersey, in 1868 and practiced law in New York City.

Walbridge was killed in a railroad accident at the Bergen Tunnel near Hoboken, New Jersey on January 27, 1869.

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