Background
Hubbard, Lucius Frederick was born on January 26, 1836 in Troy, New York, United States. Son of Charles F. and Margaret (Van Valkenberg) Hubbard.
Hubbard, Lucius Frederick was born on January 26, 1836 in Troy, New York, United States. Son of Charles F. and Margaret (Van Valkenberg) Hubbard.
Academic education, Granville, New New York Learned tinner’s trade. Went to Minnesota, 1857.
He served as the ninth Governor of Minnesota from January 10, 1882 to January 5, 1887. He was a Republican. During the American Civil War, Hubbard joined the Union Army in 1861 as a private in the 5th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. He took part in the siege of Corinth, the siege of Vicksburg, the battle of Nashville and the battle of Fort Blakely.
He was made a brevet brigadier general on December 16, 1864 for his services at Nashville.
After the war"s end Hubbard returned to Red Wing, where he simultaneously engaged in milling and railroading. Hubbard forcefully urged government intervention in public health, corrections, charities, railroads, agriculture, and commerce, and the legislature complied by increasing the state"s regulatory and licensing powers.
His second term lasted three years, in accordance with a state constitutional amendment to have state, county, and federal biennial elections all coincide. In 1887 Hubbard took over operations of yet another railroad.
When America declared war against Spain in 1898, President William McKinley appointed the 62-year-old as a brigadier general of volunteers and asked him to oversee a military post in Florida.
Two years later, Hubbard moved to Saint Paul and then to Minneapolis, where he died at 77. Hubbard County, Minnesota is named after him.
Member Minnesota Senate, 1872-1876.
Married Amelia Thomas, April.