Background
Edwin N. Hubbell was born in Coxsackie, Greene County, New York on August 13, 1815.
United States representative politician
Edwin N. Hubbell was born in Coxsackie, Greene County, New York on August 13, 1815.
He was educated in Coxsackie and became a farmer and an active member of the Greene County and New York State Agricultural Societies.
He was also active in business, including operating a brick making factory and serving on the Board of Trustees of the Coxsackie Savings Bank. A Democrat, from 1857 to 1860 he served as Coxsackie"s Town Supervisor. In 1864 he ran successfully for the United States. House seat representing the 13th congressional district of New New York
He served one term, the 39th Congress (March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867), and was not a candidate for reelection.
In 1876 Hubbell"s business failed, and he moved to East Saginaw, Michigan, where he worked as a Clerk at a lumber company from 1883 to 1887. He served as Assistant City Treasurer from 1887 to 1890 and Deputy City Treasurer from 1894 to 1896.
Hubbell died in Nyack, New York on February 5, 1897. He is buried at Albany Rural Cemetery, Section 74, Lot East 1/2 8.
His gravestone incorrectly gives his first name as Edward.
His name is sometimes spelled as "Hubbel.".
He was also a member of the Greene County Board of Supervisors, of which he was Chairman in 1859.