Summary
Edmund Wilcox Hubard (February 20, 1806 – December 9, 1878) was a nineteenth-century American politician, appraiser and justice of the peace from Virginia.[1]
Edmund Wilcox Hubard | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | |
| Preceded by | William Goode |
| Succeeded by | Thomas S. Bocock |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | John Hill |
| Succeeded by | Thomas W. Gilmer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 20, 1806 Farmville, Virginia |
| Died | December 9, 1878 (aged 72) Farmville, Virginia |
| Resting place | Farmville, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia |
| Occupation | planter |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
| Branch/service | Virginia state militia |
| Years of service | 1864 |
| Rank | colonel |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Early life and education edit
Born near Farmville, Virginia, Hubard attended private schools as a child and went on to attend the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.[2]
Career edit
He engaged in agricultural pursuits and was a justice of the peace before being elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1840, serving from 1841 to 1847.[2] He represented the district of Lynchburg.[1] Hubard was not a candidate for re-election in 1846 and instead resumed engagements in agricultural pursuits.[2]
During the Civil War, he was a colonel of a militia regiment in 1864 and was an appraiser of the Confederate States Government to regulate the value of the Confederate dollar.[2]
Electoral history edit
1841 edit
Hubard was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 50.42% of the vote, defeating Whig John T. Hill.
1843 edit
Hubard was re-elected with 51.51% of the vote, defeating Whig Richard H. Toler.
1845 edit
Hubard won re-election with 49.93% of the vote, defeating Whig John J. Hill.
Death edit
Hubard died of pneumonia at his home near Farmville, Virginia, then part of Buckhingham County, on December 9, 1878,[1] and was interred in the family cemetery near the home.[2]
References edit
External links edit
- Hubard Family Papers 1741-1907 University of North Carolina.
- United States Congress. "Edmund W. Hubard (id: H000876)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-10-10