Edmund W. Hubard
| Edmund Wilcox Hubard | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 4th district |
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In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 |
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| Preceded by | William Goode |
| Succeeded by | Thomas S. Bocock |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 5th district |
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In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
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| Preceded by | John Hill |
| Succeeded by | Thomas W. Gilmer |
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February 20, 1806 Farmville, Virginia |
| Died | December 9, 1878 (aged 72) Farmville, Virginia |
| Resting place | Farmville, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia |
| Occupation | planter |
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| Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
| Service/branch | Virginia state militia |
| Years of service | 1864 |
| Rank | colonel |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Edmund Wilcox Hubard (February 20, 1806 – December 9, 1878) was a nineteenth-century politician, appraiser and justice of the peace from Virginia.
Born near Farmville, Virginia, Hubard attended private schools as a child and went on to attend the University of Virginia. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and was a justice of the peace before being elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1840, serving from 1841 to 1847. Hubard was not a candidate for reelection in 1846 and instead resumed engagements in agricultural pursuits. During the Civil War, he served as colonel of a militia regiment in 1864 and was an appraiser of the Confederate States Government to regulate the value of the Confederate dollar. Hubard died at his home near Farmville, Virginia on December 9, 1878 and was interned in the family cemetery near the home.
Hubard was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 50.42% of the vote, defeating Whig John T. Hill.
Hubard was re-elected with 51.51% of the vote, defeating Whig Richard H. Toler.
Hubard won re-election with 49.93% of the vote, defeating Whig John J. Hill.
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