Richard B. Hubbard

Richard B. Hubbard
United States Minister to Japan
In office
July 2, 1885 – May 15, 1889
PresidentGrover Cleveland
Preceded byJohn Bingham
Succeeded byJohn Franklin Swift
16th Governor of Texas
In office
December 1, 1876 – January 21, 1879
LieutenantVacant
Preceded byRichard Coke
Succeeded byOran Milo Roberts
11th Lieutenant Governor of Texas
In office
January 15, 1874 – December 1, 1876
GovernorRichard Coke
Preceded byVacant
Succeeded byJoseph D. Sayers
Personal details
Born
Richard Bennett Hubbard Jr.

(1832-11-01)November 1, 1832
Walton County, Georgia, U.S.
DiedJuly 12, 1901(1901-07-12) (aged 68)
Tyler, Texas, U.S.
Resting placeOakwood Cemetery, Tyler
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Eliza B. Hudson
(m. 1858; died 1868)
Janie Roberts
(m. 1869; died 1887)
Alma materMercer Institute (AB)
Harvard University (LLB)
Military service
AllegianceConfederate States
Branch/serviceConfederate States Army
Years of service1861–1865
RankColonel
Commands5th Texas Infantry Battalion
22nd Texas Infantry Regiment
1st Brigade, Greyhound Division
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
Col. Richard B. Hubbard, 22nd Texas Infantry
Richard B. Hubbard, American Minister to Japan

Richard Bennett Hubbard Jr. (November 1, 1832 – July 12, 1901), occasionally referred to by the nickname Jumbo,[1][2] was the 16th governor of Texas from 1876 to 1879 and United States Envoy to Japan from 1885 to 1889. He was a Confederate veteran of the American Civil War and was a member of the Democratic Party.

  1. ^ Utley 2002, chapter 9.
  2. ^ Clavin 2023, p. 331.