Asahel W. Hubbard
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Asahel Wheeler Hubbard (January 19, 1819 - September 22, 1879) was a U.S. Representative from Iowa, father of Elbert H. Hubbard.
Born in Haddam, Connecticut, Hubbard attended the public schools. He engaged as a stonecutter. He subsequently pursued his studies at a select school in Middletown, Connecticut. He moved to Rushville, Indiana, in 1838, where he was employed as a book agent and taught school. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1841 and commenced practice in Rushville. He served as member of the Indiana House of Representatives 1847-1849. He moved to Sioux City, Iowa, in 1857 and engaged in the real estate business. He served as judge of the fourth judicial district 1859-1862.
Hubbard was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-eighth, Thirty-ninth, and Fortieth Congresses (March 4, 1863-March 3, 1869). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1868. He was one of the organizers of the First National Bank of Sioux City in 1871 and served as its president until January 15, 1879. He was also interested in railroad building in Iowa and in mining property in Leadville, Colorado. He died in Sioux City, Iowa, September 22, 1879. He was interred in Floyd Cemetery.
