Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-06-13
JUDGE HUBBARD is DEAD
RECEIVES FATAL INJURIES IN A
RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.
Well Known Throughout the State as
Politician-Accdent Occurred
While Driving Out to His
F a rm.

Cedar Rapids, June 13.-Judse N.
Nj. Hubbard died at his home in this
city yesterday as result of injuries
received in a runaway early this week.
Judge Hubbard was injured at the
Coldstream farm near Cedar Rapids.
He was driving team attached to a
wagon With dump boards on, and as
the wagon ratified, the team started
suddenly and ran away. The sudden
jerk of the wagon precipitated Judge
Hubbard to the ground. where one of
the hind wheels of the wagon passed
over him. breaking four ribs and 9TH
erwise badly bruising him. Manager
Nye of the Coldstream farm was riding
in buggy behind the wagon and the
Judge was carried into the farm house
near by and was cared for through the
night The next morning the city am
uulance was sent to the country and no
was removed to his home in this city.
His injuries, although of a serious ma
ture, were not considered likely to
prove fatal up to yesterday morning.
Judge Hubbard was considered to be
one of the most influential politicians
in the state and for years was consid-
cred the dictator. He has generally
been credited with having brought
Governor Shaw to the front as a guber-
material candidate and to have brought
about much of his future prefer
ment.
He was one of the early settlers of
this city and had achieved considerable
wealth and great distinction as an at
torney For years he has been chief
counsel for the Northwestern railway
in Iowa. He achieved distinction in
the civil war as an officer and could
have held some of the highest Offices
in the state had he desired to enter
public life.
Nathaniel Mead Hubbard was born
in Oswego, N. Y, September "a, 1929.
the son of a Methodist minister and
farmer of New England ancestry. He
graduated from the law school at AL
fred, New York, in 1858. and located
at Marion, Iowa, in 1854. He contin-
ued in the practice Of law until the
breaking out of the civil war. He en-
tered the service as captain of Co. F.,
OF the Goth Iowa Volunteers.
He served faithfully and was made
provo marshal and later was adj
vanced to Judge advocate of the Army
of the Frontier on the staff of Gen.
HERON. he was transferred TO the 18TH
Army Corps and resigned from the
army in 1865 but was breveted major
| two years later.
| Judge Hubbard was a member of the
Loyal Legion and was president OF the
! Society Of the Army of the Frontier.
He was made district judge in No
vember 1864. and served one year, but
| left the bench to go into the service
! of the C. & N. w. railroads, moving
| to Cedar Ra pids in 1870.
He was prominent in many of the
most important railroad ltigations
that company ever had. and was also
| engaged in many corporation and pri.
vate hearings, being considered one Of
the ablest lawyers in the west. He
was also active in many of the state
! political campaigns.
Judge Hubbard twice was married.
and leaves two daughters. Jennie and
Fanny by his first wife. and one son.
| Nathaniel NJ. Jr.. by the second. His
| first wife died in 1857 and he married
| the second two years later