14 Facts About Henry Hubbard

Henry Hubbard was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1829 to 1835, a Senator from New Hampshire during 1835 to 1841, and the 18th governor of New Hampshire from 1842 to 1844.

Henry Hubbard studied law in Portsmouth with Jeremiah Mason, and was admitted to the New Hampshire bar around 1806.

Henry Hubbard married Sally Walker Dean in 1813; together, they would have 5 children.

In 1818, Henry Hubbard purchased 50 shares of the Suffolk Bank, a clearinghouse bank on State Street in Boston.

In 1810, Henry Hubbard entered politics for the first time, and was elected to the position of Town Moderator; by the end of his life, he would be elected Town Moderator sixteen times.

In 1812, Henry Hubbard became a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, and served until 1814, as well as from 1819 to 1820, and 1823 to 1827.

Henry Hubbard was selectman in 1819,1820 and 1828, the Judge Advocate of the 5th Militia Brigade, the Solicitor for Sullivan County from 1823 to 1828 as well as the state solicitor for Cheshire County during that time, and Probate Judge for Sullivan County beginning in 1827 and ending in 1829.

Early on, Henry Hubbard was a Federalist, but on March 4,1829, he started as a member of the United States House of Representatives, as a Jackson Democrat.

Henry Hubbard served during the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd Congresses; in the 22nd, he was the chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions.

Henry Hubbard was the Speaker pro tem in 1834, and he left the House on March 3,1835, having been elected to the United States Senate as a Democrat.

Henry Hubbard ended his career in the Senate on March 3,1841.

Henry Hubbard gained the Democratic nomination for Governor of New Hampshire, and was elected by popular vote in 1842, winning re-election in 1843.

Henry Hubbard was the subtreasurer in Boston from 1846 to 1849, afterwards returning to Charlestown to practice law.

Henry Hubbard died there on June 5,1857, and was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery.