The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-06-03
DISEASE MADE
RAPID STRIDES
E1-MayOr Hubbard Of Boston
Dies From tuberculosis
HEART BROKEN, FRIENDS SAY

Disappointment at Being Turned Down
by Civil Service Commission When
Offered City coIIectorship Left Him
Without Courage to Fight His Way
Back to HeaIth-Postmaste of Bos-
ton For Eight Years
Boston, May 31.-George A. Hib-
bard, ex-mayor Of Boston, died at his
home in Dorchester. Peacefully and
painlessly dissolution came. The
man who only few months ago was
mayor of the city had made heroic
though brief resistance against tuber-
-culosis, but the disease permeated his
entire system and every day found him
less capable of holding its progress In
check
Less than three weeks ago Hubbard
heard the pronouncement of his phys
ician that this insidious and tenacious
ailment had clutched him. In this
short time the malady had so pro-
gressed that the exertion required to
rise from his bed without assistance
and walk across the room was too
much for his weakened heart.
The disintegration of his physical
forces had been very rapid; yet the
end had not been anticipated until the
final collapse.
His friends say that grief and dis
appointment had broken his spirit I'M
til he had not the needed strength and
courage to fight his way back to
health.
Mayor Fitzgerald offered his former
political opponent the office of city
collector, which carried with 1t SAL
airy of $4,000, and Hubbard, after talk
ing the situation over, decided he
could accept it with honor to himself
and the certainty of giving the city his
best service.
Accordingly Fitzgerald sent Hib-
bard's name to the civil service COM
mission for confirmation, and Hib-
bard, with a ray of hope shining fol
his future, felt confident at last a way
had been found out of his difficulties
and by which he could repair his
wasted fortunes.
"They will confirm me within the
week." he had said to Fitzgerald.
"Why should they delay? l have been
the postmaster of Boston for two
terms and the mayor of the city fol- |
two years and am confident I can
fill satisfactorily a minor position.
But how his hopes were shattered is
recent history. How the civil service
commission kept his confirmation in
abeyance day after day and still no
word of confirmation.
Mr.. Hubbard leaves besides his
widow, four children, three girls and
one boy. The Oldest daughter, Adel-
aide, was married hardly more than a
month ago to Harry W. Fogarty, a
former clerk of the eX-mayor.
George Albee Hubbard was born in
Boston, Oct. 81, 1864. He graduated
from the Roxbury high school in
1880 and married in Boston, Oct, q,
1856, Miss NJ. A. Ford.
He engaged in wholesale produce
business with his father eight years
and then engaged in business as a
member of the firm of Weston K.
Lewis & Co., commercial paper and
bonds. Later he was treasurer of the
Hibbard & Mason corporation, tailors.
He was a member of the Massa-
chusettts house of representatives In
IS94-1S95, and a delegate to the ma
tional Republican convention at st.
Louis in 1896. He was postmaster OF
Boston from 1900 to 1908 and mayor
of Boston in 190S-1910.
Mr.. Hubbard contested for the
mayoralty in 1910 and was defeated.
He was nominated by Mayor Fitz-
gerald for city collector and was re-
fused confirmation by the civil SER
vice commission.
He was ambitious to lead men from
the time of leaving school. His faith
er was a democrat. Hubbard was
known as a reformer both in the post.
oRco opd IN cfty hall