South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-10
Death Comes to Distinguished
Member of Local Bar-WaS
Born at Terre COupee on
Jan. |, 1914.
WAS PROMINENT IN
DEVELOPMENT OF COUNTY
Served as Judge of st. Joseph
Circuit Court tor Six Years
Helped Organize Local
Bar Association.

Judge Lucius Hubbard, prominent
in the development Of St Joseph coun-
ty for the past half century, died at
his home, III +. Madison St. at
o'clock Tuesday morning. He had been
i'll for several years and was able to
be about only by exercising great care.
Judge Hubbard was stricken seriously
i'll last summer and since that time
had been in poor health. His condi-
ton. however. did not become alarm
ing until nearly two weeks ago. He
was Z years old.
As faithful public servant, serv-
ing in number of prominent public
positions. and as a solon. historian,
and educator, Judge Hubbard Will be
rem embered.
Judge Hubbard was not only a dis
tinguished law student. and an emil
nent barrister, but was interested i'm
many other fields Of endeavor. He
maintained a small observatory at his
residence and had a three-inch tele-
scope by means of which he studied
and mapped the stars. He was an as
tronomer of no mean note. He was
in addition. a linguist and spoke and
wrote German and French and Span
ish huently He was interested in the
arts and sciences and was an omniv-
erOus reader
Born at Tcrre COupcc.
Judge Hubbard was born in Terre
-C0Hpee village. this county, Jan. Z.
1914. He was one OF the three sons Of
Ransom Hubbard. His grandfather
was Jonathan Hubbard. an early pio-
neer, who came to Terre Coupee from
Oneida county, New York, i'm 1885,
and died in 1861 The old homestead
in which Judge Hubbard was born is
still standing. and has been in the
possession of the family for three gen
eratiOns. A surviving brother, Haven
Hubbard of Terre COupee, now resides
there
Ransom Hubbard. Judge Hubbard's
father. was early identified with the
history of st. Joseph county. and for
many years he was closely allied with
the upbuilding and interests of the
community, devOting his time TO agTi-
cultural pursuits
Judge Hubbard spent the first 15
years of his life on his fathers farm,
after which he first attended Northern
Indiana college and later Hillsdale col
lege, Hillsdale, Mich, after which he
went TO Notre Dame. There he re-
ceived his literary education which so
fitted him for the high place he was
to hold as an educator In 1866 he
took his degree in law at Michigan uni
versity, and Immediately afterward be-
gan his practice of law in South Bend.
His ability as a student early made
him a distinguished member of the
st. Joseph county bar, and his profess
siOnal career being an honor to the
city in which he had taken so much
interest
Was Married i'm 1869.
The marriage of Judge Hubbard was
celebrated in 1869, when Miss Martha
Davis. a daughter of Joshua Davis of
ST. Joseph county became his wife.
One son, Arthur l. Hubbard. was born
Of this union. At the time Of his
death. his son. who was also his Jaw
partner was taking active charge of
the law practice of the firm
Judge Hubbard always took an ac-
tive interest in politics as a member of
the republican party He served a
term as councilman from the second
ward in 1871 and was elected 20 the
state senate in 1873. He failed of re-
election because of his jealous davo-
ton 10 the cause Of temperance at the
time of the discussion over the Baxter
law. During 1S7S-79 he served as
city attorney
He took his seat as Judge OF the St
Joseph circuit court in 1894. Three
years later St Joseph county became
the 6Oth circuit and Mr.. Hubbard was
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