Gardiner Greene Hubbard
American lawyer (1822–1897) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gardiner Greene Hubbard (August 25, 1822 – December 11, 1897) was an American lawyer, financier, and community leader.[1] He was a founder and first president of the National Geographic Society; a founder and the first president of the Bell Telephone Company which later evolved into AT&T, at times the world's largest telephone company; a founder of the journal Science; and an advocate of oral speech education for the deaf.[1]
Quick Facts President of Bell Telephone Company, Preceded by ...
Gardiner Greene Hubbard | |
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President of Bell Telephone Company | |
In office 1877–1878 | |
Preceded by | Created |
Succeeded by | William Forbes |
Personal details | |
Born | (1822-08-25)August 25, 1822 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | December 11, 1897(1897-12-11) (aged 75) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Spouse |
Gertrude Mercer McCurdy
(m. 1846) |
Children |
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Relatives | Gardiner Greene (grandfather) Richard McCurdy (brother-in-law) Alexander Graham Bell (son-in-law) Grace Hubbard Fortescue (granddaughter) |
Education | Phillips Academy |
Alma mater | Dartmouth College Harvard Law School |
Occupation | Lawyer, businessman |
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One of his daughters, Mabel Gardiner Hubbard, married Alexander Graham Bell.[2]