Legislator Details


Jay Abel Hubbell
AKA:
Number of sessions served 2
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 55

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 9/15/1829
City: Avon, MI
County: Oakland County, MI
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 10/13/1900
City: Houghton, MI
County: Houghton County MI
Country:
Type of Burial: interred
Burial
Date: 10/15/1900
City: Houghton, MI
County: Houghton County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Forest Hill Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Florence Eugenia Doolittle, 3/9/1863 in Ontonagon, MI; children: 3, Florence M. (Karger), Blanch D. (Smith) and one other. widower at the time of his death

Number of Children: 0

Background

Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: teacher, lawyer, judge
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
district schools; attended Rochester Academy in Rochester, MI for 2 years; attended last 2 years of high school in Romeo, MI; graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor,1853; studied law a law firms

Biographical Sketch:
Son Abel Jay and Nancy (Clark) Hubbell. Admitted to the bar in 1855; moved to Ontonagon, MI, in November 1855; Elected district attorney of the Upper Peninsula in 1857 and 1859; moved to Houghton, MI, in February 1860; prosecuting attorney of Houghton County 1861-67; circuit judge of the 12th judicial circuit 1894-99. He served as state commissioner to the Centennial Exposition. Identified with the development of the mineral interests of the Upper Peninsula. Member of the Masons, the Saladin Temple,

Notable Facts:
Elected to the 43rd-47th Congresses (3/4/1873-3/3/1883) Helped get the financing for Michigan Technological University in Houghton; sometimes referred to as the 'father of the Michigan College of Mines'.

Sessions Served:

Thirty-Fourth Legislature, 1887-1888
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Judiciary , Mines, Minerals and Mining Interests
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Houghton
County of Residence Houghton
District: 32
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/2/1886
Date Sworn In: 1/5/1887
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
Notes:
Thirty-Third Legislature, 1885-1886
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Judiciary , Banks and Incorporations, Joint Committee on Amendments to Tax Laws
Postions Held:

City of Residence:
County of Residence Houghton
District: 32
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/4/1884
Date Sworn In: 1/7/1885
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Unknown
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Bibliography:

CongBio p.1249; PolGryd; SeekMI; USCen 1880; MIMar 1820-1935; DFP 10/14/1900 p.2; DFP 10/15/1900 p.4; Men of Progress p.354, includes portrait
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