- Richard D. Hubbard
Richard Dudley Hubbard (
September 7 ,1818 -February 28 ,1884 ) was aUnited States Representative andGovernor of Connecticut . Born inBerlin, Connecticut , he pursued preparatory studies at East Hartford and was graduated fromYale College in 1839. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1842 and commenced practice in Hartford. He was a member of theConnecticut House of Representatives in 1842, 1855, and again in 1858, and wasprosecuting attorney for Hartford County from 1846 to 1868.Hubbard was elected as a Democrat to the Fortieth Congress, holding office from
March 4 ,1867 toMarch 3 ,1869 . He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1868 and resumed the practice of law in Hartford. In November 1876 he was elected Governor of Connecticut, the first to be elected to a two year term. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1878. He engaged in the practice of law from 1877 until his death in Hartford; interment was inCedar Hill Cemetery .A statue of Hubbard is on the east lawn of the Connecticut State Capitol building in Hartford Connecticut. The plaque indicates that Hubbard was a "lawyer," "orator" and "stateman."
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