| Samuel Hubbard | |
| Office: | 15th United States Postmaster General |
| President: | Millard Fillmore Franklin Pierce |
| Term Start: | August 31, 1852 |
| Term End: | March 7, 1853 |
| Predecessor: | Nathan K. Hall |
| Successor: | James Campbell |
| State1: | Connecticut |
| Term Start1: | March 4, 1845 |
| Term End1: | March 3, 1849 |
| Predecessor1: | John Stewart |
| Successor1: | Walter Booth |
| Birth Name: | Samuel Dickinson Hubbard |
| Birth Date: | 10 August 1799 |
| Birth Place: | Middletown, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Middletown, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Indian Hill Cemetery |
| Party: | Whig |
| Spouse: | Jane Miles |
Samuel Dickinson Hubbard (August 10, 1799 - October 8, 1855) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut and the 15th U.S. Postmaster General.
Samuel Dickinson Hubbard was born in Middletown, Connecticut. He pursued classical studies at Yale College and graduated in 1819. He practiced law from 1823 to 1837.[1]
He then found work in manufacturing, later founding the Russell Manufacturing Company with Samuel Russell in 1824.[2]
Hubbard later got involved in politics and in 1844 he was elected to the Twenty-ninth United States Congress and later reelected to the Thirtieth Congress from Connecticut's 2nd congressional district, serving from March 4, 1845; to March 3, 1849, both terms as a Whig.
In 1852, President Millard Fillmore appointed him as United States Postmaster General serving from August 31, 1852; to March 7, 1853.[3]
He was elected as a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1853.[4]
Hubbard died on October 8, 1855, aged 55, at his home in Middletown, Connecticut.[5]