John Henry Hubbard
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John Henry Hubbard was a U.S. Representative
United States House of Representatives
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 from Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

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Born in Salisbury, Connecticut
Salisbury, Connecticut
Salisbury is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The town is the northwest-most in the State of Connecticut. The MA-NY-CT Tri-State Marker is located just on the border of Salisbury...

, Hubbard attended the public schools.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1828 and commenced practice in Lakeville.
He served as member of the State senate 1847-1849.
He served as prosecuting attorney 1849-1852.
He moved to Litchfield in 1855 and continued the practice of law.

Hubbard was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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 to 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...

 and Thirty-ninth
39th United States Congress
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 Congresses (March 4, 1863-March 3, 1867).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1866.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Litchfield, Connecticut
Litchfield, Connecticut
Litchfield is a town in and former county seat of Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States, and is known as an affluent summer resort. The population was 8,316 at the 2000 census. The boroughs of Bantam and Litchfield are located within the town...

, on July 30, 1872.
He was interred in the East Cemetery.

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