Background
He was the fifth son of John Gellibrand Hubbard (later Baron Addington), a director and governor of the Bank of England, and member of parliament for the City of London.
He was the fifth son of John Gellibrand Hubbard (later Baron Addington), a director and governor of the Bank of England, and member of parliament for the City of London.
He was educated at Radley School and Christchurch, Oxford, before entering the family business of John Hubbard and company, Russia Merchants in 1875.
The family home was Addington in Buckinghamshire and when a vacancy occurred for the parliamentary constituency of North Buckinghamshire in 1889, he was chosen as the Conservative candidate. Two years later there was another by-election in the constituency, and he again stood in the Conservative interest. He was again defeated, with the new Liberal Member of Parliament increasing the majority to 381 votes.
He held the seat until 1898.
In 1894 Hubbard was chosen to fight Plymouth at the next general election in 1895. Later that year the Conservative Member of Parliament for Brixton, George Osborne succeeded to his father"s title as Duke of Leeds.
Hubbard was the selected to contest the resulting by-election by the Brixton Conservative Association. The by-election was held on 30 January 1896 and was elected as Member of Parliament with a majority over his Radical opponent of 2,362 votes.
He retired from the Commons in 1900.
He was a great supporter of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, helping the society to gain its royal charter, and serving as its honorary treasurer.
Conservative.
25th United Kingdom Parliament. 26th United Kingdom Parliament]
He subsequently became the last governor of the Russia Company, a director of the Bank of England and a member of the lieutenancy commission for the City of London. In the meantime, Hubbard had moved to London, and in March 1892 he was elected an alderman on London County Council, as a member of the Conservative-backed Moderate Party.
Spouse 1881, Eveline, y.daughter of Sir Wyndham Portal, 1st Baronet.