James Randolph Hubbell
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James Randolph Hubbell was an American politician from Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

, serving as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

He was born in Lincoln Township, Delaware County
Delaware County, Ohio
Delaware County is a fast-growing suburban county in the state of Ohio, United States, within the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the United States Census Bureau's 2004 population estimates, Delaware County's population of 142,503 made it the fastest growing county in...

, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

. After teaching school, he practiced law in London
London, Ohio
London is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Ohio, United States. Located about southwest of the Ohio capital of Columbus, London was established in 1811 to serve as the county seat. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 8,771, an increase from 7,807 in 1990. It is the...

 and Delaware
Delaware, Ohio
The City of Delaware is a city in and the county seat of Delaware County in the United States state of Ohio. Delaware was founded in 1808 and was incorporated in 1816. It is located near the center of Ohio, is about north of Columbus, and is part of the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area...

, Ohio. Hubbell served in the Ohio state House of Representatives
Ohio House of Representatives
The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate....

 during the years 1849, 1858–59 and 1862-63. He was Speaker
Speaker (politics)
The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...

 of that body in 1863.

At the close of the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

, Hubbell was the U.S. Representative from Ohio's 8th District from 1865 to 1867. Later, in 1869, he was a member of the Ohio state Senate
Ohio Senate
The Ohio State Senate is the upper house of the Ohio General Assembly, the legislative body for the U.S. state of Ohio. There are 33 State Senators. The state legislature meets in the state capital, Columbus. The President of the Senate presides over the body when in session, and is currently Tom...

.

Hubbell died in Bellville
Bellville, Ohio
Bellville is a village in Richland County in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is part of the Mansfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,773 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

 (Richland County
Richland County, Ohio
Richland County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 124,475. It is included in the Mansfield, Ohio, Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Mansfield–Bucyrus Combined Statistical Area....

), Ohio. He was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Delaware, Ohio.

See also

  • Edwin N. Hubbell
    Edwin N. Hubbell
    Edwin Nelson Hubbell was an American politician in New York and Michigan. He was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York, representing the 13th congressional district in the 39th congress.Edwin N. Hubbell was born in Coxsackie, Greene County, New York...

     (born 1815, date of death unknown), congressman from New York
  • Jay Abel Hubbell
    Jay Abel Hubbell
    Jay Abel Hubbell was a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan, who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives....

     (1829–1900), congressman from Michigan
  • William S. Hubbell
    William Spring Hubbell
    William Spring Hubbell was an American politician, a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York....

    (1801–1873) congressman from New York
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