Samuel Dickinson Hubbard
Samuel Dickinson Hubbard (August 10, 1799 – October 8, 1855) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut and the 15th U.S. Postmaster General. Early life. Samuel Dickinson Hubbard was born in Middletown, Connecticut. He pursued classical studies at Yale College and graduated in 1819. He practiced law from 1823 to 1837. Career. He then found work in manufacturing, founding the Russell Manufacturing Company with Samuel Russell in 1834. Hubbard later got involved in politics and in 1844 he was elected to the Twenty-ninth United States Congress and later reelected to the Thirtieth Congress from Connecticut's 2nd congressional  district, serving from March 4, 1845, to March 3, 1849, both terms as a Whig. In 1852, President Millard Fillmore appointed him United States Postmaster General serving from August 31, 1852, to March 7, 1853. He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1853. Death. Hubbard died October 8, 1855, in Middletown, Connecticut. He is buried in Indian Hill Cemetery in Middletown with his wife Jane Miles Hubbard.