Sacramento County
Biographies
I. M. HUBBARD
I.M. HUBBARD,
father of Mrs. Upson, was a native of Middleton, Connecticut, and was the son
of a sea-captain and ship-owner. He was married to Miss Sarah Buckley Wilcox, a
native of Utica. In 1850 he came to California, and soon became prominent
through his great business abilities. He was an early Wells-Fargo
representative, and built the first telegraph across the continent. In
connection with his father, he built the first railroad bridge across the
American River. He had charge of the right of way business for the Southern
Pacific Railroad at the time of his death. He was on his way to Merced to sell
the town site when a fall occurred, and he was seriously injured. He was
brought back to Sacramento on Friday, and on the following Sunday, which was
February 11, 1871, he died. He was one of the most pushing, energetic men that
have figured in the history of Sacramento. He was one of the early chief
engineers of the fire department, and during flood
times took charge of the work of pumping out the city. He owned the homestead
where Mr. Upson and family now reside, and commenced its improvement in 1856.
Transcribed by Vicky
Walker, 11/29/07.
Source: Davis, Hon. Win. J., An Illustrated
History of Sacramento County, California. Page 805.
Lewis Publishing Company. 1890.
© 2007 Vicky Walker.