Levi Hubbard Explained

Levi Hubbard
State2:Massachusetts
Term Start2:March 4, 1813
Term End2:March 3, 1815
Preceded2:None
Succeeded2:Albion Parris
Office3:Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Term Start3:1804, 1805, 1812
Term End3:1813
Term Start4:1806
Term End4:1811, 1816
Birth Date:19 December 1762
Birth Place:Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Death Place:Paris, Maine, U.S.
Spouse:Molly
Children:Oliver Hubbard
Profession:Farmer

Levi Hubbard (December 19, 1762 – February 18, 1836) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Worcester in the Province of Massachusetts Bay to Jonas Hubbard and Mary (Stevens) Hubbard, he attended the common schools. He moved to Paris in Massachusetts' District of Maine in 1785, where he farmed and served in local offices including selectman and treasurer of Oxford County.

He was prominent in the Massachusetts militia, attained the rank of major general as commander of the 13th Division, and served in the War of 1812. He also served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1804, 1805, 1812) and the Massachusetts State Senate (1806–1811).

Hubbard was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Thirteenth Congress (March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815). After leaving the House, he resumed farming, served in the Massachusetts Senate in 1816, and served as a member of the Executive Council of Maine in 1829.

Hubbard died in Paris, Maine on February 18, 1836. He was interred in a tomb on his farm, and later re-interred at Hillside Cemetery in Paris.

Levi Hubbard is a descendant of Edmund Rice an early immigrant to Massachusetts Bay Colony as follows:[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edmund Rice online database . Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Six-Generation Database . July 26, 2009.