James Randolph Hubbell

James Randolph Hubbell

James Randolph Hubbell (born July 13, 1824 in Delaware County , Ohio , †  November 26, 1890 in Bellville , Ohio) was an American politician . Between 1865 and 1867 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Hubbell attended public schools in his home country. He later taught in Woodbury himself. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1845, he began to work in this profession in London . He later moved his residence and law firm to Delaware, Ohio. At the same time he embarked on a political career. Between 1849 and 1863 he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives , serving as its president in 1863. Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party founded in 1854 .

In the congressional election of 1864 , Hubbell was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded William Johnston on March 4, 1865 . Until March 3, 1867 he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . Since 1865, the work of Congress has been marked by tension between Republicans and President Andrew Johnson , which culminated in a narrowly unsuccessful impeachment trial. President Johnson nominated Hubbell as American ambassador to Portugal , but this was not confirmed by Congress.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, James Hubbell practiced law again. In 1869 he was a member of the Ohio Senate . In the same year he switched to the Democratic Party , for which he applied unsuccessfully to return to Congress in 1870. After that, he no longer appeared politically. He died on November 26, 1890 on his son's estate in Bellville and was buried in Delaware.

Web links

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• James Randolph Hubbell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James Randolph Hubbell in the database of Find a Grave (English)