James Randolph Hubbell (July 13, 1824 – November 26, 1890) was an American politician from

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, serving as a Republican member of the

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. He was born in Lincoln Township in Delaware County,

. After teaching school, he practiced law in

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and

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, Ohio. Hubbell served in the Ohio state House of Representatives during the years 1849, 1858–59 and 1862–63. He was

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of that body in 1863.The Political Graveyard
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, Hubbell was the U.S. representative from Ohio's 8th district from 1865 to 1867. Later, in 1869, he was a member of the

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. Hubbell died in Bellville ( Richland County), Ohio. He was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Delaware, Ohio.

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* * Speakers of the Ohio House of Representatives People from Delaware County, Ohio Burials at Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware, Ohio 1824 births 1890 deaths Republican Party Ohio state senators 19th-century American politicians Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio {{Ohio-Representative-stub

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