Edwin N. Hubbell
Edwin Nelson Hubbell (August 13, 1815 – February 5, 1897) was an American politician in New York and Michigan who served one term in the United States House of Representatives from 1865 to 1867.
Biography
[edit]Hubbell was born in Coxsackie, Greene County, New York on August 13, 1815, the son of Nathan Hubbell and Edith (Mead) Hubbell.[1] He was educated in Coxsackie and became a farmer and an active member of the Greene County and New York State Agricultural Societies.[2] He was also active in business, including operating a brick making factory and serving on the Board of Trustees of the Coxsackie Savings Bank.[3][4]
Family
[edit]He married Catharine Conel (or Conine) in 1836. After her death, in 1868 he married Catharine Elizabeth Stoutenburg Hoffman.[5]
Political career
[edit]A Democrat, from 1857 to 1860 he served as Coxsackie's Town Supervisor. He was also a member of the Greene County Board of Supervisors, of which he was chairman in 1859.[6][7] In 1864 he ran successfully for the U.S. House seat representing the 13th congressional district of New York. He served one term, in the 39th Congress (March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867), and was not a candidate for reelection.[8]
Later career
[edit]In 1876 Hubbell's business failed,[9] and he moved to East Saginaw, Michigan, where he worked as a clerk at a lumber company from 1883 to 1887. He served as Assistant City Treasurer from 1887 to 1890 and Deputy City Treasurer from 1894 to 1896.[10]
Death
[edit]Hubbell died in Nyack, New York on February 5, 1897.[11] He is buried at Albany Rural Cemetery.[12]
His name is sometimes spelled as "Hubbel."
References
[edit]- ^ Thomas William Herringshaw, Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century, 1901, page 507
- ^ The Cultivator magazine, New-York State Agricultural Society, August 1847, page 246
- ^ Frederick L. Beers, History of Greene County, New York, 1969, page 252
- ^ Stephanie LaRose Photography, Photo of brick from Edwin N. Hubbell Brick Works, accessed September 15, 2013
- ^ Hubbell Family Historical Society, History and Genealogy of the Hubbell Family, 1980, page 326
- ^ J.B. Beers and Co., History of Greene County New York, 1884
- ^ Chairmen and Clerks of the Greene County Board of Supervisors Since its Organization in 1800 to 1942, transcribed by Arlene Goodwin, accessed September 15, 2013
- ^ The Political Graveyard
- ^ Kingston Daily Freeman, County News, January 7, 1876
- ^ Biographical Guide to the United States Congress
- ^ Rockland County Journal, Death notice, Hon. Edwin N. Hubbell, February 13, 1897
- ^ Albany Rural Cemetery Burial Cards, 1791-2011, entry for Edwin N. Hubbell, accessed September 14, 2013
