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Samuel Dickinson Hubbard
American politician (1799–1855) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Samuel Dickinson Hubbard (August 10, 1799 – October 8, 1855) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut and the 15th U.S. Postmaster General.
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Early life
Samuel Dickinson Hubbard was born in Middletown, Connecticut. He pursued classical studies at Yale College and graduated in 1819. He practiced law from 1823 to 1837.[1]
Career
He then found work in manufacturing, later founding the Russell Manufacturing Company with Samuel Russell in 1824.[2]
Hubbard later got involved in politics and in 1844 he was elected to the Twenty-ninth United States Congress and later reelected to the Thirtieth Congress from Connecticut's 2nd congressional district, serving from March 4, 1845; to March 3, 1849, both terms as a Whig.
In 1852, President Millard Fillmore appointed him as United States Postmaster General serving from August 31, 1852; to March 7, 1853.[3]
He was elected as a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1853.[4]
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Death
Hubbard died on October 8, 1855, aged 55, at his home in Middletown, Connecticut.[5]
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