In addition, he served as president of the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
[3] Spaulding became a Republican when the party was founded in the mid-1850s, and was active in civic causes including the temperance movement.
In 1867 Spaulding served again as assistant judge, accepting appointment from Governor Paul Dillingham to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Alpheus Bass.
They were the parents of two sons and three daughters: Maria Wilder (1816–1874); Ann Eliza (1818–1900); Charles Carroll (1826–1877); Sarah Rebecca (1828–1843); and John (1830–1882).
Spaulding’s Montpelier home at 99 State Street still stands and is the location of several business offices.