Levi Hubbell was a United States politician

Born in Ballston, New York

Ballston, New York

Ballston is a town in Saratoga County, New York, USA. The population was 8,729 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from an early settler, Eliphalet Ball.The Town of Ballston is in the south part of the County and is north of Schenectady....

, Hubbell graduated from Union College

Union College

Union College is a private, non-denominational liberal arts college located in Schenectady, New York, United States. Founded in 1795, it was the first institution of higher learning chartered by the New York State Board of Regents. In the 19th century, it became the "Mother of Fraternities", as...

 in 1827 and was admitted to the New York Bar. Hubbell was adjutant general

Adjutant general

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 of the New York Militia and was elected to the New York Assembly. In the 1840s, Hubbell moved to Wisconsin Territory

Wisconsin Territory

The Territory of Wisconsin was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 3, 1836, until May 29, 1848, when an eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Wisconsin...

. When Wisconsin was admitted to the union on May 29, 1848, he was elected one of the Wisconsin Circuit Court

Wisconsin Circuit Court

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 judges, which at that time constituted the Wisconsin Supreme Court

Wisconsin Supreme Court

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. Hubbell became chief justice of the supreme court but lost the nomination for a seat of the new supreme court body that was being established in 1853. Hubbell became a circuit court judge again, but was impeached and acquitted by the Wisconsin State Legislature on charges of corruption. He soon resigned, but in 1863, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly

Wisconsin State Assembly

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. In 1871, he was appointed United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin serves the residents of twenty-eight counties from its two courthouses...

, but was forced to resign in 1875 because of accusations of corruption.