Northern Alabama, historical and . aw. In 1808 he was elected to theLegislature on the Democratic ticket, and was amember of that body until 18T3, being Speakerof the House during the latter session. He wasreturned to the Legislature in 1870: was electedJudge of the Second Circuit in 1880, and re-electedin 18S6. Judge Hubbard is one of the most ])opular menon the nisi priits bench of the State. As a law-yer he ranked among the foremost while at thebar, and as a citizen he is held in the highest es-teem. He was married in 18G9, to Miss Ann (J.,daughter of John S. and Mary E. (Pro
Northern Alabama, historical and . aw. In 1808 he was elected to theLegislature on the Democratic ticket, and was amember of that body until 18T3, being Speakerof the House during the latter session. He wasreturned to the Legislature in 1870: was electedJudge of the Second Circuit in 1880, and re-electedin 18S6. Judge Hubbard is one of the most ])opular menon the nisi priits bench of the State. As a law-yer he ranked among the foremost while at thebar, and as a citizen he is held in the highest es-teem. He was married in 18G9, to Miss Ann (J.,daughter of John S. and Mary E. (Provost)Coombs, and has had born to him three children:Graph J., Amy and Ann. The family are mem-bers of the Baptist Church, in which the Judgehas been many years a deacon. He was also someyears superintendent of the Sabbath-school. HENRY C. WILEY, prominent Attorney-at-law, was born in Clayton, Barbour County, thisState, in 1840, and is a son of Judge J. McCaleband Elizabeth (Duckworth) Wiley, natives, re-spectively, of North Carolina and NORTHERN ALABAMA. Til The senior Mr. AViley was a lawyer by profes-sion, and practiced at the Troy bar about twenty-eight years. He wits elected Judge of the CircuitCourt in 1S67, and held the oHice one term. liecame to Alabama in IfSiS with his parents, whosettled in Lawrenoe County; removed to Louisianain IS-^!), and in is:5v, being in bad health, tookup his residence in ilatamoros, Mexico. Aftervaried experiences, some of which were highlyromantic, lie joined the regular Mexican Army asaide-de-camp, on the staff of General Santa Anna,with the Iank of major of infantry. Having been ordered, in ;i6, to march againstTexas, he deserted the Mexican Army. While inMexico, he passed tiirough some of the most peril-ous adventures. He was at one time tried bycourt martial, and sentenced to be shot for dis-obedience of orders; again he was confined inthe Castle of San Juan de Ulloa at Vera Cruz,wlien the battle of San Jacinto was fought on
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