Gardiner Greene Hubbard
Gardiner Greene Hubbard (August 25, 1822 – December 11, 1897) was an American lawyer, financier, and community leader. 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.
Gardiner Greene Hubbard | |
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Hubbard in 1875 | |
| President of Bell Telephone Company | |
| In office 1877–1878 | |
| Preceded by | Created |
| Succeeded by | William Forbes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 25, 1822 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | December 11, 1897 (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 |
One of his daughters, Mabel Gardiner Hubbard, married Alexander Graham Bell.
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