Joel Douglas Hubbard (November 6, 1860 – May 26, 1919) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.

Joel Douglas Hubbard
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 8th district
In office
March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897
Preceded byRichard P. Bland
Succeeded byRichard P. Bland
Personal details
Born(1860-11-06)November 6, 1860
near Marshall, Missouri, US
DiedMay 26, 1919(1919-05-26) (aged 58)
Tampa, Florida, US
Political partyRepublican
Alma materMissouri Medical College
Professionlawyer

Born near Marshall, Missouri, Hubbard attended public schools and Central College, Fayette, Missouri. He graduated from Missouri Medical College at St. Louis in 1882 and practiced medicine in Syracuse, Missouri, until 1886. Hubbard served as a County clerk from 1886 to 1894.

Hubbard was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897). However, he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress. Having studied law, he was admitted to the Missouri bar in 1899 and commenced practice in Versailles, Missouri. He also engaged in the banking business. He practiced medicine in Sedalia, Missouri, in 1904 and 1905. He returned to Versailles and resumed the practice of law and his banking interests. He moved to El Paso, Texas, in 1917 and continued to practice law. He died in Tampa, Florida, on May 26, 1919. He was interred in Versailles Cemetery, Versailles, Missouri.

References

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  • United States Congress. "Joel D. Hubbard (id: H000884)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 8th congressional district

1895–1897
Succeeded by