Weld County, History of Colorado, BIOS: HUBBELL, William Galt (published 1918)
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"History of Colorado", edited by Wilbur Fisk Stone, published by The S. J. 
Clarke Publishing Co. (1918)  Vol. II

p. 158-159



WILLIAM GALT HUBBELL.

	William Gait Hubbell, postmaster of Fort Lupton, was born at Big 
Bend on the Platte River in Weld county. Colorado, January 2. 1877, and 
is a son of Dr. Stephen J. and Agatha Clarissa (Alien) Hubbell, who 
were natives of Virginia. The father was a physician, who in 1859 
removed westward to Weld county, establishing his home in Greeley when 
the work of development and improvement had scarcely been begun in this 
part of the state. At the time of the Civil war, however, he returned 
to Virginia and enlisted in the southern army, serving throughout the 
period of hostilities. He was shot through the left lung while engaged 
in duty. After the war he returned to Greeley, where he practiced his 
profession for four or five years, until Indian attacks rendered his 
home unsafe and he made his way to Fort Lupton for protection. There he 
remained and practiced medicine for a considerable period, also 
conducting a drug store. He remained a leading and representative 
physician of the district for many years but retired from active 
practice in 1913. He continued, however, to conduct the drug store 
until the fall of 1917. when he sold and removed to Denver, where he is 
now residing, enjoying a well earned rest at the age of eighty-five 
years. His wife passed away on the 27th of January. 1918. For more than 
a half century they had traveled life's journey together and were one 
of the well known pioneer couples of the state.

	William G. Hubbell was reared and educated at Fort Lupton and in 
early life worked upon a farm. He also rode the range as a cowboy or 
puncher until he reached the age of twenty-five years, when he took up 
his abode in the town and secured employment in a store, in which he 
worked for two years. He was afterward employed at the milk condenser 
for a year and later engaged in general merchandising for two years on 
his own account, but at the end of that time sold the business and 
turned his attention to newspaper publication, purchasing the Fort 
Lupton Press. This he conducted for three years, when he was appointed 
postmaster on the 3d of April, 1915. He was a partner of H. R. Waring 
in the ownership and conduct of the Press for two years and at the end 
of that time sold his interest in the business to his partner and 
assumed the position of postmaster. He is making a most excellent 
record in the office by the prompt, systematic and faithful manner in 
which he discharges his duties, always giving courteous attention to 
the patrons of the office and carefully safeguarding the interests of 
the government in this connection.

	On the 1st of October, 1905. Mr. Hubbell was married to Miss 
Theodora Cronkhite and they have become the parents of two children: 
Clara Jean, born December 21, 1906; and Theodora Evelyn, born March 13, 
1910.

	Mr. and Mrs. Hubbell are faithful members of the Episcopal 
church, and he votes with the democratic party. Fraternally he is 
connected with the Masons and the Elks and loyally adheres to the 
teachings and purposes of those organizations. Aside from his duties as 
postmaster he has some business interests, handling real estate and 
loans and acting as notary public. He has been a lifelong resident of 
Weld county and for forty years has been a witness of its growth and 
development, watching its transformation from a wild western frontier 
district into one of the populous and prosperous counties of the state.