Today in Wheeling History: December 5--William Pallister Hubbard, U.S. Representative from Wheeling, passed away (1921).
William Pallister Hubbard was born on December 24, 1843, in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia). He was the son of Congressman Chester D. Hubbard and Sarah Pallister Hubbard. William attended public schools and the Linsly School in Wheeling before graduating from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, in 1863. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1864. During the Civil War, Hubbard enlisted in the Union Army as a private in 1865, serving in the 3rd West Virginia Cavalry and rising to the rank of first lieutenant before being honorably discharged.
After the war, Hubbard returned to Wheeling and began practicing law. He served as clerk of the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1866 to 1870 and as a member of the House of Delegates in 1881 and 1882. He was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1888 and 1912, supporting Theodore Roosevelt in 1912. Hubbard was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 1st District, serving from 1907 to 1911. He declined renomination in 1910 and returned to his law practice in Wheeling. William Pallister Hubbard passed away on December 5, 1921, in Wheeling and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery.
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William Pallister Hubbard was born on December 24, 1843, in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia). He was the son of Congressman Chester D. Hubbard and Sarah Pallister Hubbard. William attended public schools and the Linsly School in Wheeling before graduating from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, in 1863. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1864. During the Civil War, Hubbard enlisted in the Union Army as a private in 1865, serving in the 3rd West Virginia Cavalry and rising to the rank of first lieutenant before being honorably discharged.
After the war, Hubbard returned to Wheeling and began practicing law. He served as clerk of the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1866 to 1870 and as a member of the House of Delegates in 1881 and 1882. He was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1888 and 1912, supporting Theodore Roosevelt in 1912. Hubbard was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 1st District, serving from 1907 to 1911. He declined renomination in 1910 and returned to his law practice in Wheeling. William Pallister Hubbard passed away on December 5, 1921, in Wheeling and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery.
To learn more: Wikipedia (https://shorturl.at/bDcrT), Find a Grave (https://shorturl.at/t99Za)
Photo credits: Wikimedia Commons, Find a Grave
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