Jonathan Hatch Hubbard (May 7, 1768September 20, 1849) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a

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from

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Biography

Hubbard was born in Tolland in the

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. At the age of eleven Hubbard moved with his parents to Claremont, New Hampshire. He was instructed by a private tutor. Hubbard studied law in Charlestown, New Hampshire and was admitted to the bar in 1790. He commenced practice in Windsor, Vermont. Hubbard married Elizabeth Hastings in 1793 and they had one child, Marie E. Hubbard. Hubbard was elected as a

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to the

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Congress and served from March 4, 1809 to March 3, 1811. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Twelfth Congress in 1810. Hubbard served as justice of the

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from 1813 to 1815. After serving as justice, Hubbard resumed the practice of law.

Death

Hubbard died on September 20, 1849 in Windsor, Vermont, and is interred at Old South Cemetery in Windsor.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hubbard, Jonathan Hatch 1768 births 1849 deaths Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont People from Tolland, Connecticut