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William Ambrose Hulbert (October 23, 1832 - April 10, 1882) was one of the founders of the National League, recognized as baseball's first major league, and was also the president of the Chicago White Stockings franchise.

William Hulbert was a silver-tongued executive and an energetic, influential leader. He was elected National League president in 1876 and remained president of the National League until his death in 1882. He is credited with establishing respectability, integrity and a sound foundation for the new league with his relentless opposition to betting, rowdiness and other prevalent abuses that threatened the sport.

He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York by the Veterans Committee in 1995. Hulbert was born in Burlington Flats, New York, just 13 miles west of Cooperstown.

William Hulbert is buried in Graceland Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois under a baseball-shaped tombstone inscribe with the names of the original National League teams.

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