Richard Dudley Hubbard (September 7, 1818 – February 28, 1884) was a United States representative and the 48th Governor of Connecticut.

Born in Berlin, Connecticut, he was orphaned while young, he pursued preparatory studies at East Hartford and graduated from Yale College in 1839, where he was a member of Skull and Bones.

[2] Hubbard was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1842, 1855, and again in 1858, and was prosecuting attorney for Hartford County from 1846 to 1868.

[2] In January 1878, Hubbard served on the committee that established the American Bar Association.

[7] A statue of Hubbard is on the east lawn of the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford with a plaque that describes him as "Lawyer, Orator, Statesman.