John Gellibrand Hubbard, 1st Baron Addington (21 March 1805 – 28 August 1889) was a City of London financier and a Conservative politician
Hubbard was born at Stratfield Grove, Sussex, the son of John Hubbard and his wife Marianne Morgan.[1] He was a merchant in the City of London being head of the firm 'J. Hubbard & Co.', Russian Merchants. He was a director of Guardian Fire and Life Assurance Co and a director of the Bank of England, later rising to become Governor of the Bank of England. He was of Chairman of the Public Works and Exchequer Loan Committee between 1853 and 1875. Hubbard was a JP and Deputy Lieutenant for Buckinghamshire and the City of London.[2] In his lifetime Hubbard was active in the funding Canon Nathaniel Woodard's national network of Woodard Schools.
Hubbard was elected Member of Parliament for Buckinghamin 1859 and lost the seat in 1868. He was elected MP for City of London in 1874 and held the seat until he was created 1st Baron Addington, of Addington, Buckinghamshire on 22 July 1887[3] He was invested as a Privy Counsellor in 1874.
Hubbard died at Addington Manor, Buckinghamshire at the age of 84.
Hubbard married Hon. Maria Margaret Napier, daughter of Captain William John Napier, 9th Lord Napier of Merchistoun and Eliza Cochrane-Johnstone, on 19 May 1837, and they had the following children:
- Hon. Alice Eliza Hubbard (1841-1931)
- Egerton Hubbard, 2nd Baron Addington (1842-1915)
- Francis Edward Hubbard (1844-1871)
- Hon. Lucy Marian Hubbard (1845-1893)
- Hon. Cecil John Hubbard (1846-1926)
- Hon. Arthur Gellibrand Hubbard (1848-1896)
- Hon. Rose Ellen Hubbard (1851-1933)
- Hon. Evelyn Hubbard (1852-1934)
- Hon. Clemency Hubbard (1856-1940)
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Harry Verney |
Member of Parliament for Buckingham 1858–1868 |
Succeeded by Sir Harry Verney |
| Preceded by Philip Twells |
Member of Parliament for City of London 1874–1887 |
Succeeded by Sir Robert Nicholas Fowler bt. |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Thomson Hankey |
Governor of the Bank of England 1853 - 1855 |
Succeeded by Thomas Matthias Weguelin |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by (new creation) |
Baron Addington 1887–1889 |
Succeeded by Egerton Hubbard, 2nd Baron Addington |
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