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'''Orlando Hubbs''' (February 18, 1840 – December 5, 1930) was a [[Republican]] from [[New York]] who briefly served as a one-term U.S. representative from [[North Carolina]]'s 2nd congressional district during the [[Reconstruction]] era. He later returned to NY, where he was a member of the state Senate.
==Political career==
===U.S. House of Representatives===
Hubbs ran for [[United States House of Representatives]] in 1880, an election cycle in which the GOP convention was divided over his party nomination.<ref name=ncpedia>Anderson, Eric D. (1988). [https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/hubbs-orlando Hubbs, Orlando]. ''NCpedia''. Retrieved October 23, 2021.</ref> However, the publicity of the factionalism dissolved during the general election campaign, where Hubbs defeated [[Democrat]] white supremacist William H. Kitchn by fifteen percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174805 NC District 02 Race - Nov 02, 1880]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved October 23, 2021.</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:New York]]
[[Category:North Carolina]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Former United States Representatives]]
[[Category:State Senators]]
==Political career==
===U.S. House of Representatives===
Hubbs ran for [[United States House of Representatives]] in 1880, an election cycle in which the GOP convention was divided over his party nomination.<ref name=ncpedia>Anderson, Eric D. (1988). [https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/hubbs-orlando Hubbs, Orlando]. ''NCpedia''. Retrieved October 23, 2021.</ref> However, the publicity of the factionalism dissolved during the general election campaign, where Hubbs defeated [[Democrat]] white supremacist William H. Kitchn by fifteen percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174805 NC District 02 Race - Nov 02, 1880]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved October 23, 2021.</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hubbs, Orlando}}
[[Category:New York]]
[[Category:North Carolina]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Former United States Representatives]]
[[Category:State Senators]]