The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
EX-GOVERNOR DEAD
GENERAL L. r. HUBBARD Ex-
PRES SUDDENLY; iEGISLA.
TuRE ADJoURNS.
FUNERAL SERVICES SATURDAY
donorcd for Gallant Conduct in Civil
%ar-Pioneer Newspaper
Publisher at Red
Wing.

erick Hubbard, for five years governor
81 Minnesota, died suddenly late We'd
nesday, of last week, at the home of
his son, Charles f. Hubbard, 5O19
First avenue, S. About p. m. he
complained of not feeling well and
went to his room. Death came at $40
p. no. Interment was private.
The funeral services took place at
St Marks Episcopal church Saturday
at $3.50 p. m. The interment at Lake
wood cemetary was private.
General Hubbard observed his sew
enty-seventh birthday anniversary
Sunday. Jan. 26. Since that day he
had not been in his usual good health
but his condition at no time had been
considered alarming.
Both houses of the Minnesota legis-
lature adjourned on the day of Gen
eral Hubbards funeral joint resolu-
tion to that effect. offered by Repre-
sentative Fred Seebach, having been
adopted. This action followed a spe-
cial message from Governor A. o. Eb-
erhart. calling attention to General
Hubbard's death. The governor also
directed that the painting of the bat
tie of Corintb in the governors rooms
be draped. The picture shows General
Hubbard leading the charge of Min
nesotS- troops.
Aided States Development.
General Hubbard was one of the
most prominent figures in the develop
90 b.
editor, miller, railroad builder, legis-
iator and governor he has been a lead
ing citizen of the state since 1857,
when he came to Minnesota and estab-
lished the Red Wing Republican in
Red Wing, Goodbue county. His serv-
ices in the civil war. where he rose
from the ranks of a private in the
Fifth Minnesota 20 the rank of Il
brevet brigadier general, are an i'm
portant chapter in the states military
history.
General Hubbard was the ninth gov
ernOr of Minnesota He was born
Jan. &c, 1886, at Trey, N. Y. His
father, Charles F. Hubbard. was sher-
if of Rensselar county, New York
His mother was Margaret Van Walk
enberg. On both sides of the family
General Hubbard was of old colonial
ancestry. His father died when he
was three years Old and his mother
when he was ten. He went 10 live
9th an aunt in Chester, Vt, where
he attended the district school for
three years. Subsequently he attend
ed an academy at Granville. VT At
the age OF fifteen he was apprenticed
to tinsnith and worked at that trade
in Vermont until he was eighteen,
when he went to Chicago. He worked
at his trade in Chicago from 1854 to
1857. lie then decided to come west.
Arriving at Red Wing, Mimi, in July,
1857. he established the Red Wing
Republican. the first number of which
was printed Sept. 4, 1857. The press
on which the paper was printed was
taken to Red Wing from Chicago by
him.
Enlisted for War.
General Hubbard issued the Red
Wing Republican until the war. On
Dec. 10, 1861, he enlisted in Company
A, Fifth Minnesota. He was elected
captain CT his company, Feb. 5. 1862.
His promotion was rapid He was
made lieutenant colonel March "a,
1862; colonel Aug. 81, 1862, and brevet
hrigadier general Dec. 16, 1864. for
conspicuous gallpntry" in the battle
Of Nashville, Dec. Is and l6, 1864
Among the campaigns in which Gen.
eral Hubbard served were the cam
paignS around Coriath. siege Of Yicks-
burg, Banks Red River campaign.
Nashville, Spanish Fort aud Mobile.
He was wounded at Corinth and Nash
Vile and at Nashville had three hors-
Is shot from under him. In all Gov
arnor Hubbard participated in thirteen
,ampaigns, five sieges and thirty-four
battles.
General Hubbard was mustered out
)f service Sept. 6, 1865. He returned
e Red Wing. In 1856 he entered the
Grain business, subsequently adding
the milling industry In 1871 and 1873
he was elected as a republican to the
state senate. In 1874 he was appoint
I'd by the legislature one of the arbi-
Jr@ tors to settle the trouble between
The state and prison contractors. He
was one of the commissioners appoint
ed by Governor Marshall to inresti-
gate the old state railroad bond sit
uation..
General Hubbard served as COVER
por for five years. from Jan. 10, 1882
10 Jan. S, 1887. His second term was
extended TO three years in connection
with char ges from annual to biennial
sessions of the Legislature.
Pennington 3idden to Feast.