Thomas Hamlin Hubbard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Union army colonel, businessman and philanthropist
Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1838
Place of Birth: Hallowell, Maine, United States
Date of Death: 19-May-1915
Profession: lawyer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Thomas Hamlin Hubbard
- Thomas Hamlin Hubbard (December 20, 1838 – May 19, 1915) was a Union Army colonel from Maine during the Civil War who was awarded the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general, United States Volunteers, for meritorious service.
- After the war, Hubbard was a lawyer, railroad executive, financier, businessman and philanthropist.Soldier, lawyer, philanthropist, and financier, Hubbard was best known for his enthusiasm for Arctic exploration, which contributed to the discovery of the North Pole.
- Following the death of founding President Morris K.
- Jesup in 1908, he became President of the Peary Arctic Club, which had been formed in 1898 to give Admiral Robert E.
- Peary financial backing in his polar quest.
- Even after this quest had ended in success Hubbard's interest in the frozen north did not end, and he was one of the financial contributors to the Donald B.
- MacMillan expedition in the Arctic studying the native tribes.
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