William Spring Hubbell

William Spring Hubbell ( born January 17, 1801 in Painted Post, Steuben County, New York, † November 16, 1873 in Bath, New York ) was an American politician. Between 1843 and 1845 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

William Hubbell attended the public schools of his home. In 1829 he was postmaster in Bath; In 1831 he was hired as Town Clerk at the local municipal government. Later he went into the banking industry. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career. In 1841 he sat as an MP in the New York State Assembly.

In the congressional elections of 1842 Hubbell was in 30th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of John Young on March 4, 1843. Until March 3, 1845, he was able to complete a term in Congress. This period was characterized by the tensions between President John Tyler and the Whigs. It was also at that time already been discussed about a possible annexation of the independent Republic of Texas since 1836 by Mexico.

Not much is handed down over the life of William Hubbell after his time in the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1860 he took part in Charleston as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. He died on November 16, 1873 in Bath, where he was also buried.