Hervey Chittenden Calkin (March 23, 1828 – April 20, 1913) was an American tradesman and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1869 to 1871, Hervey Calkin was born in Malden, New York on March 23, 1828.

[3] Calkin also became an advocate for the creation of a domestic shipbuilding industry, as opposed to buying ships from England.

[5] 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.

[7] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress