Background
He was the son of Mathew Hubbell (c 1762–1819), a farmer who in 1789 left Berkshire County, Massachusetts and settled on a farm then in Herkimer County, New York, in the area where now the City of Utica is located.
politician member of the New York State Senate
He was the son of Mathew Hubbell (c 1762–1819), a farmer who in 1789 left Berkshire County, Massachusetts and settled on a farm then in Herkimer County, New York, in the area where now the City of Utica is located.
Alrick Hubbell was Deputy Sheriff of Oneida County from 1826 to 1828, and at the same time Police Constable of the Village of Utica for a year. In 1829, he became a merchant, and retired from business in 1855. He was a colonel of the State Militia.
He entered politics as a Whig, was Chief Engineer of the Utica Fire Department for about ten years, and an alderman from 1840 to 1842.
He was a delegate to the 1856 Republican National Convention, and was Mayor of Utica from 1856 to 1858.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (19th Doctorate) in 1858 and 1859.