User:Griffinofwales/Sandbox/Samuel Dickinson Hubbard
Samuel Dickinson Hubbard | |
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15th United States Postmaster General | |
In office August 31, 1852 – March 7, 1853 | |
Preceded by | Nathan K. Hall |
Succeeded by | James Campbell |
Personal details | |
Born | Middletown, Connecticut, U.S. | August 10, 1799
Died | October 8, 1855 Middletown, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 56)
Political party | Whig |
Spouse(s) | Jane Miles Hubbard |
Alma mater | Yale College |
Profession | Lawyer, Manufacturer, Politician |
Samuel Dickinson Hubbard (August 10, 1799 – October 8, 1855) was born in Middletown, Connecticut. He pursued classical studies at Yale College and graduated in 1819. He practiced law from 1823 to 1837. He then found work in manufacturing.
Hubbard later became involved in politics and in 1844 he was elected to the Twenty-ninth United States Congress and later reelected to the Thirtieth Congress serving from March 4, 1845 to March 3, 1849, both terms as a Whig.
In 1852, President Millard Fillmore made him United States Postmaster General from August 31, 1852 to March 7, 1853.
Hubbard died October 8, 1855, in Middletown, Connecticut. He is buried in Indian Hill Cemetery in Middletown with his wife Jane Miles Hubbard.
Other websites change
- United States Congress. "Griffinofwales/Sandbox/Samuel Dickinson Hubbard (id: H000889)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Samuel Dickinson Hubbard at Find A Grave
- Samuel Dickinson Hubbard at The Political Graveyard
Preceded by Nathan K. Hall |
United States Postmaster General August 31, 1852 – March 7, 1853 |
Succeeded by James Campbell |
United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by John Stewart |
Member from Connecticut's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 |
Succeeded by Walter Booth |
Category:1799 births
Category:1855 deaths
Category:United States Postmasters General
Category:People from Connecticut