William Hubbard was a farmer, lawyer, judge and political figure in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

. He represented Sunbury in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is located in Fredericton. It was established de jure when the colony was created in 1784, but only came in to session in 1786 following the first elections in late 1785. Until 1891, it was the lower house in a bicameral legislature when its upper house...

 from 1785 to 1792.

He was the son of Nathaniel Hubbard and Mary Quintard. Hubbard, a United Empire Loyalist, came to New Brunswick from Stamford, Connecticut

Stamford, Connecticut

Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 122,643, making it the fourth largest city in the state and the eighth largest city in New England...

 in 1783. He settled in Burton

Burton, New Brunswick

Burton is a Canadian rural community in Sunbury County, New Brunswick.Located on the Saint John River immediately downstream of Oromocto on New Brunswick Route 102, Burton is the shire town of the county and is the location of the Sunbury County court house.It is also located at one end of the...

, Sunbury County

Sunbury County, New Brunswick

Sunbury County is located in central New Brunswick, Canada. A large military base is located in the western part of the county south of the town of Oromocto...

. Hubbard was registrar of deeds and wills and chief justice for the Court of Common Pleas in Sunbury County. He married Benjamina W. Clarke.

His daughter Jane Isabella married John Ambrose Street

John Ambrose Street

John Ambrose Street was a lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Northumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1833 to 1842 and from 1843 to 1856....

. His grandson Jeremiah Smith Boies De Veber

Jeremiah Smith Boies De Veber

Jeremiah Smith Boies De Veber was a Canadian politician and businessman.He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The son of L.H. De Veber, he was educated in Saint John and entered his father's mercantile firm. De Veber married Elizabeth Isley in 1856...

served in the Canadian House of Commons.