Asahel W. Hubbard
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Asahel Wheeler Hubbard (January 19, 1819 - September 22, 1879) was an attorney
, judge
, Indiana
legislator
, and three-term Republican
U.S. Representative
from Iowa's 6th congressional district
during the Civil War
and the first stage of the Reconstruction era. He was the father of Iowa Congressman Elbert H. Hubbard
.
Born in Haddam, Connecticut
, Hubbard attended the public schools. He worked as a stonecutter
. He subsequently pursued his studies at a select school in Middletown, Connecticut
. He moved to Rushville, Indiana
, in 1838, where he was employed as a book agent and taught school. He studied law, was admitted to the bar
in 1841 and commenced practice in Rushville. He served as member of the Indiana House of Representatives
from 1847 to 1849.
In 1857, he moved to Sioux City, Iowa
, and engaged in the real estate
business. He served as judge of the fourth judicial district from 1859 to 1862.
In 1862, after the 1860 United States Census caused Iowa's seats in the U.S. House to increase from two to six, Hubbard became the first Congressman to represent Iowa's 6th congressional district. Re-elected twice, he served in the Thirty-eighth
, Thirty-ninth
, and Fortieth
Congresses. He was influential in securing legislation which hastened the building of several lines of railroad through his district, besides securing to Sioux City a branch of the Union Pacific Railroad
. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1868. In all, he served in Congress from March 4, 1863 to March 3, 1869.
Hubbard was one of the organizers of the First National Bank of Sioux City in 1871, and served as its president until January 15, 1879. He also had interests in railroad building in Iowa and in a mining property in Leadville, Colorado
.
He died in Sioux City on September 22, 1879. He was interred in Floyd Cemetery.
In 1880, Hubbard, Nebraska
was named in honor of Asahel W. Hubbard.
Attorney at law
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, judge
Judge
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, Indiana
Indiana
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legislator
Legislator
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, and three-term Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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U.S. Representative
United States House of Representatives
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from Iowa's 6th congressional district
Iowa's 6th congressional district
Iowa's 6th congressional district is a former congressional district in Iowa. It existed from 1862 to 1992, when it was lost due to Iowa's declining population....
during the Civil War
American Civil War
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and the first stage of the Reconstruction era. He was the father of Iowa Congressman Elbert H. Hubbard
Elbert H. Hubbard
Elbert Hamilton Hubbard , a second-generation congressman, was a four-term Republican U.S. Representative from the now-obsolete 11th congressional district in northwestern Iowa....
.
Born in Haddam, Connecticut
Haddam, Connecticut
Haddam is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,157 at the 2000 census. The town was also home to the now decommissioned Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Reactor.-Geography:...
, Hubbard attended the public schools. He worked as a stonecutter
Stonecutter
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. He subsequently pursued his studies at a select school in Middletown, Connecticut
Middletown, Connecticut
Middletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, along the Connecticut River, in the central part of the state, 16 miles south of Hartford. In 1650, it was incorporated as a town under its original Indian name, Mattabeseck. It received its present name in 1653. In 1784, the central...
. He moved to Rushville, Indiana
Rushville, Indiana
Rushville is a city in Rushville Township, Rush County, Indiana, United States. The population was 6,341 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Rush County. It was the campaign headquarters for Wendell Willkie's 1940 presidential campaign against Franklin D. Roosevelt. Willkie is buried...
, in 1838, where he was employed as a book agent and taught school. He studied law, was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in 1841 and commenced practice in Rushville. He served as member of the Indiana House of Representatives
Indiana House of Representatives
The Indiana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The House is composed of 100 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. House members serve two-year terms without term limits...
from 1847 to 1849.
In 1857, he moved to Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux City is a city in Plymouth and Woodbury counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 82,684 in the 2010 census, a decline from 85,013 in the 2000 census, which makes it currently the fourth largest city in the state....
, and engaged in the real estate
Real estate
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business. He served as judge of the fourth judicial district from 1859 to 1862.
In 1862, after the 1860 United States Census caused Iowa's seats in the U.S. House to increase from two to six, Hubbard became the first Congressman to represent Iowa's 6th congressional district. Re-elected twice, he served in the Thirty-eighth
38th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:Before this Congress, the 1860 United States Census and resulting reapportionment changed the size of the House to 241 members...
, Thirty-ninth
39th United States Congress
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, and Fortieth
40th United States Congress
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Congresses. He was influential in securing legislation which hastened the building of several lines of railroad through his district, besides securing to Sioux City a branch of the Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
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. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1868. In all, he served in Congress from March 4, 1863 to March 3, 1869.
Hubbard was one of the organizers of the First National Bank of Sioux City in 1871, and served as its president until January 15, 1879. He also had interests in railroad building in Iowa and in a mining property in Leadville, Colorado
Leadville, Colorado
Leadville is a Statutory City that is the county seat of, and the only municipality in, Lake County, Colorado, United States. Situated at an elevation of , Leadville is the highest incorporated city and the second highest incorporated municipality in the United States...
.
He died in Sioux City on September 22, 1879. He was interred in Floyd Cemetery.
In 1880, Hubbard, Nebraska
Hubbard, Nebraska
Hubbard is a village in Dakota County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 234 at the 2000 census.-History:...
was named in honor of Asahel W. Hubbard.