Edmund W. Hubard

Edmund Wilcox Hubard (February 20, 1806 – December 9, 1878) was a nineteenth-century politician, appraiser and justice of the peace from Virginia, USA.

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 byWilliam Goode
Succeeded byThomas S. Bocock
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843
Preceded byJohn Hill
Succeeded byThomas W. Gilmer
Personal details
Born(1806-02-20)February 20, 1806
Farmville, Virginia
DiedDecember 9, 1878(1878-12-09) (aged 72)
Farmville, Virginia
Resting placeFarmville, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
Occupationplanter
Military service
AllegianceConfederate States of America
Branch/serviceVirginia state militia
Years of service1864
Rankcolonel
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Biography

Born near Farmville, Virginia, Hubard attended private schools as a child and went on to attend the University of Virginia. 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. Hubard was not a candidate for re-election in 1846 and instead resumed engagements in agricultural pursuits. 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. Hubard died at his home near Farmville, Virginia, on December 9, 1878, and was interred in the family cemetery near the home.

Electoral history

1841

Hubard was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 50.42% of the vote, defeating Whig John T. Hill.

1843

Hubard was re-elected with 51.51% of the vote, defeating Whig Richard H. Toler.

1845

Hubard won re-election with 49.93% of the vote, defeating Whig John J. Hill.

  • 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


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