Background
He was the son of Joshua Upham (1767–1855) and Lydia (Chamberlain) Upham (1771–1860).
politician member of the New York State Senate
He was the son of Joshua Upham (1767–1855) and Lydia (Chamberlain) Upham (1771–1860).
He was a carriage-maker, and later a manufacturer of railroad cars, in LeRoy, Genesee County, New New York He was Temporary Chairman of the Whig state convention of 1855. On January 29, 1856, he was elected President pro tempore of the State Senate (79th Session).
He was President of the New York State Agricultural Society in 1857.
In 1862, he was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln as Secretary of the Territory of New Mexico, but was rejected by the United States. Senate. He was buried at the Riverview Cemetery in Baldwinsville.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Genesee Company, 2nd Doctorate) in 1847 and 1848. He was a member of the New York State Senate (28th Doctorate) from 1850 to 1853, and from 1856 to 1857, sitting in the 73rd, 74th, 75th, 76th, 79th and 80th New York State Legislatures.