Thomas H. Hubbard
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Thomas Hill Hubbard (December 5, 1781 - May 21, 1857) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Hubbard pursued classical studies. He graduated from Yale College in 1799. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1804 and commenced practice in Hamilton, New York. Surrogate of Madison County 1806-1816. He served as presidential elector on the Clinton and Ingersoll ticket in 1812. He served as district attorney of the sixth district 1816-1818 and of Madison County 1818-1821.
Hubbard was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifteenth Congress (March 4, 1817-March 3, 1819). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Fifteenth Congress).
Hubbard was elected to the Seventeenth Congress (March 4, 1821-March 3, 1823). He moved to Utica, New York, in 1823. He was appointed the first clerk of the court of chancery of Oneida County in 1823. He served as clerk of the supreme court 1825-1835. He was one of the founders of Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, and Hamilton (New York) Academy. He served as a trustee of Utica (New York) Academy. He served as presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1844 and 1852. He died in Utica, New York, May 21, 1857. He was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery.
