Edmund Wilcox Hubard | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromVirginia's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | |
| Preceded by | William Goode |
| Succeeded by | Thomas S. Bocock |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | John Hill |
| Succeeded by | Thomas W. Gilmer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1806-02-20)February 20, 1806 |
| Died | December 9, 1878(1878-12-09) (aged 72) Farmville, Virginia |
| Resting place | Farmville, Virginia |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia |
| Occupation | planter |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
| Branch/service | Virginia state militia |
| Years of service | 1864 |
| Rank | colonel |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Edmund Wilcox Hubard (February 20, 1806 – December 9, 1878) was a nineteenth-century American politician, appraiser and justice of the peace fromVirginia.[1][2]
Born nearFarmville, Virginia, Hubard attended private schools as a child and went on to attend theUniversity of Virginia inCharlottesville.[3]
He engaged in agricultural pursuits and was ajustice of the peace before being elected as aDemocrat to theUnited States House of Representatives in 1840, serving from 1841 to 1847.[3] He represented thedistrict of Lynchburg.[1] Hubard was not a candidate for re-election in 1846 and instead resumed engagements in agricultural pursuits.[3]
During theCivil War, he was acolonel of a militia regiment in 1864 and was anappraiser of theConfederate States Government to regulate the value of theConfederate dollar.[3]
Hubard was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 50.42% of the vote, defeating Whig John T. Hill.
Hubard was re-elected with 51.51% of the vote, defeating Whig Richard H. Toler.
Hubard won re-election with 49.93% of the vote, defeating Whig John J. Hill.
Hubard died of pneumonia at his home nearFarmville, Virginia, then part ofBuckhingham County, on December 9, 1878,[1] and was interred in the family cemetery near the home.[3][2]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromVirginia's 5th congressional district 1841–1843 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromVirginia's 4th congressional district 1843–1847 | Succeeded by |
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