▁During ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁elected ▁three ▁times ▁to ▁represent ▁Iowa ' s ▁newly ▁created ▁ 6 th ▁con gression al ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House , ▁serving ▁from ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁to ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁father ' s ▁Cong r essional ▁service , ▁El bert ▁Hub b ard ▁began ▁to ▁attend ▁Y ale ▁College , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁ ▁After ▁studying ▁law ▁in ▁Si oux ▁City ▁with ▁C . ▁R . ▁Mark s , ▁he ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁and ▁comm enced ▁practice ▁in ▁Si oux ▁City . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Iowa ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁Wood bury ▁County , ▁Iowa . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Iowa ▁State ▁Senate , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁Lot ▁Thomas , ▁the ▁Congress man ▁representing ▁Iowa ' s ▁ 1 1 th ▁con gression al ▁district , ▁decl ined ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁re - e lection , ▁prompt ing ▁Hub b ard ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁Republic ans ▁in ▁north west ▁Iowa ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁the ▁seat . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁Hub b