Allen Hubbard was born in Auburn, NY on January 31, 1891. He graduated from Yale in 1911 and from Harvard Law School in 1914. Between 1921 and 1930 he was a partner with Charles Evans Hughes (who was later the US Chief Justice [1930-45]) in the New York law firm of Hughes, Schurmann & Dwight. In 1937, he became a founding partner of the firm of Hughes, Richards, Hubbard, and Ewing, with the son of the Chief Justice, Charles Evans Hughes, Jr. On the death of the latter, he became the senior partner of the firm. An expert in public utilities law, he was named in 1952 by Governor Dewey as a New York member to a temporary state commission to study rapid transit needs in the New York metropolitan area and make recommendations for improving commuter services. Subsequently he served as a member and treasurer of the Metropolitan Rapid Transit Commission from its inception in 1954 until 1959. For many years, he was on the board of the New England Society of New York City, and he was its president for two years in the 1950s.
On December 24,1913, he married Harriet Ellen Richardson (1889-1977), whom he had met in Auburn High School, when he was president of the class and she was its treasurer. The two were married on Christmas Eve in 1913. Between 1916 and 1931, the family lived in Pelham Manor, New York, later moving to an apartment in New York City. The family also had a house in Colebrook, CT from 1926 until shortly after his death. He died in Vero Beach, FL on September 11,1981 at the age of 90.
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From the NY Times obituary:
Mr. Hubbard, whose wife, the former Harriet Richardson, died in 1977, is survived by two sons, Allen S. Jr. of Vero Beach [d. 28 Jul 2008] and David R. of West Hartford, Conn. [d. 1 Mar 2004]; two daughters, Elizabeth Stott of Mount Kisco, N.Y., [d. 3 Jan 2022]; and Charlotte Fries of Wilmington, Del. [d. 29 Mar 2009]; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
On December 24,1913, he married Harriet Ellen Richardson (1889-1977), whom he had met in Auburn High School, when he was president of the class and she was its treasurer. The two were married on Christmas Eve in 1913. Between 1916 and 1931, the family lived in Pelham Manor, New York, later moving to an apartment in New York City. The family also had a house in Colebrook, CT from 1926 until shortly after his death. He died in Vero Beach, FL on September 11,1981 at the age of 90.
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From the NY Times obituary:
Mr. Hubbard, whose wife, the former Harriet Richardson, died in 1977, is survived by two sons, Allen S. Jr. of Vero Beach [d. 28 Jul 2008] and David R. of West Hartford, Conn. [d. 1 Mar 2004]; two daughters, Elizabeth Stott of Mount Kisco, N.Y., [d. 3 Jan 2022]; and Charlotte Fries of Wilmington, Del. [d. 29 Mar 2009]; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Allen Hubbard was born in Auburn, NY on January 31, 1891. He graduated from Yale in 1911 and from Harvard Law School in 1914. Between 1921 and 1930 he was a partner with Charles Evans Hughes (who was later the US Chief Justice [1930-45]) in the New York law firm of Hughes, Schurmann & Dwight. In 1937, he became a founding partner of the firm of Hughes, Richards, Hubbard, and Ewing, with the son of the Chief Justice, Charles Evans Hughes, Jr. On the death of the latter, he became the senior partner of the firm. An expert in public utilities law, he was named in 1952 by Governor Dewey as a New York member to a temporary state commission to study rapid transit needs in the New York metropolitan area and make recommendations for improving commuter services. Subsequently he served as a member and treasurer of the Metropolitan Rapid Transit Commission from its inception in 1954 until 1959. For many years, he was on the board of the New England Society of New York City, and he was its president for two years in the 1950s.
On December 24,1913, he married Harriet Ellen Richardson (1889-1977), whom he had met in Auburn High School, when he was president of the class and she was its treasurer. The two were married on Christmas Eve in 1913. Between 1916 and 1931, the family lived in Pelham Manor, New York, later moving to an apartment in New York City. The family also had a house in Colebrook, CT from 1926 until shortly after his death. He died in Vero Beach, FL on September 11,1981 at the age of 90.
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From the NY Times obituary:
Mr. Hubbard, whose wife, the former Harriet Richardson, died in 1977, is survived by two sons, Allen S. Jr. of Vero Beach [d. 28 Jul 2008] and David R. of West Hartford, Conn. [d. 1 Mar 2004]; two daughters, Elizabeth Stott of Mount Kisco, N.Y., [d. 3 Jan 2022]; and Charlotte Fries of Wilmington, Del. [d. 29 Mar 2009]; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
On December 24,1913, he married Harriet Ellen Richardson (1889-1977), whom he had met in Auburn High School, when he was president of the class and she was its treasurer. The two were married on Christmas Eve in 1913. Between 1916 and 1931, the family lived in Pelham Manor, New York, later moving to an apartment in New York City. The family also had a house in Colebrook, CT from 1926 until shortly after his death. He died in Vero Beach, FL on September 11,1981 at the age of 90.
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From the NY Times obituary:
Mr. Hubbard, whose wife, the former Harriet Richardson, died in 1977, is survived by two sons, Allen S. Jr. of Vero Beach [d. 28 Jul 2008] and David R. of West Hartford, Conn. [d. 1 Mar 2004]; two daughters, Elizabeth Stott of Mount Kisco, N.Y., [d. 3 Jan 2022]; and Charlotte Fries of Wilmington, Del. [d. 29 Mar 2009]; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
