The Honourable Evelyn Hubbard (18 March 1852 – 24 August 1934) was a British businessman and Conservative politician.
Life edit
He was the fifth son of John Gellibrand Hubbard (later Baron Addington), a director and governor of the Bank of England, and Member of Parliament for the City of London.[1]
He was educated at Radley School and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1870, graduating B.A. in 1874, and M.A. in 1878.[2] He entered the family business of John Hubbard & Co., Russia Merchants in 1875.[1][3] He subsequently became the last governor of the Russia Company, a director of the Bank of England and a member of the lieutenancy commission for the City of London.[1]
The family home was Addington in Buckinghamshire and when a vacancy occurred for the parliamentary constituency of North Buckinghamshire in 1889, he was chosen as the Conservative candidate.[4] He failed to hold the seat for the Conservatives, and was defeated by his Liberal opponent, Edmund Hope Verney by 208 votes. Two years later there was another by-election in the constituency, and he again stood in the Conservative interest. He was again defeated, with the new Liberal MP increasing the majority to 381 votes.[5]
In the meantime, Hubbard had moved to London, and in March 1892 he was elected an alderman on London County Council, as a member of the Conservative-backed Moderate Party.[6] He held the seat until 1898.[7]
In 1894 Hubbard was chosen to fight Plymouth at the next general election in 1895.[8] Later that year the Conservative MP for Brixton, George Osborne succeeded to his father's title as Duke of Leeds. Hubbard was the selected to contest the resulting by-election by the Brixton Conservative Association.[9] The by-election was held on 30 January 1896 and was elected as MP with a majority over his Radical opponent of 2,362 votes.[10] He retired from the Commons in March 1900, on the advice of his doctors.[11]
He was a great supporter of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, helping the society to gain its royal charter, and serving as its honorary treasurer.[12]
He married Eveline Portal in 1881, and they had three sons. He died suddenly while on holiday at Harrogate, Yorkshire in August 1934, aged 82.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Mr. Evelyn Hubbard A Pioneer of Investment Trusts, The Times, 25 August 1934, p.12
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ University Intelligence, The Times, 13 December 1878, p.10
- ^ Election Intelligence, The Times, 6 September 1889, p.5
- ^ Election Intelligence, The Times, 30 May 1891, p.15
- ^ The London County Council, The Times, 12 March 1892, p.10
- ^ The London County Council, The Times, 23 March 1898, p.5
- ^ Election Intelligence, 5 October 1894, p.8
- ^ Election Intelligence, The Times, 1 January 1896, p.7
- ^ Election Intelligence, The Times, 31 January 1896, p.5
- ^ "Election intelligence". The Times. No. 36087. London. 12 March 1900. p. 10.
- ^ The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, The Times, 6 September 1897, p.4