William B. Hubbell

For other people named William Hubbell, see William Hubbell (disambiguation).
William B. Hubbell
13th Mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut
In office
1887 – 1888 [1]
Preceded by John L. Richards
Succeeded by Frank Comstock
Personal details
Born August 1852
New Jersey
Died bef. 1923
Political party Democratic[2]
Spouse(s) Mary F. (d. 1923)[3]
Residence South Norwalk, Connecticut
[4]
Occupation hatter[5]

William B. Hubbell (born August 1852) was a Democratic one-term mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut from 1887 to 1888.

He was a manufacturer of hats. In November 1891, he founded a hat factory at 22 Woodward Avenue.[5]

In 1888, he was a candidate for the Connecticut Senate from the 13th District against Lyman S. Catlin for the seat vacated by Nelson Taylor, Jr.. He was defeated, but contested the election.[2][6]

In 1909, Hubbell was a sales agent for the H & B Hat Company organized by Harry Hubbell, John Bretz and John Banks.[7]

References

  1. ↑ List of mayors of Norwalk, Connecticut
  2. 1 2
  3. ↑ Obituary
  4. ↑ The Norwalk Hour 1922
  5. 1 2 Norwalk After 250 Years
  6. ↑ To Contest His Seat
  7. ↑ The American Hatter
Preceded by
John L. Richards		 Mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut
1887–1888 		Succeeded by
Frank Comstock


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, June 22, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.