Benjamin Bubar Jr.
Ben Bubar | |
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| Member of the Maine House of Representatives | |
| In office 1939–1944 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benjamin Calvin Bubar Jr. June 17, 1917 Blaine, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | May 15, 1995 (aged 77) Waterville, Maine, Maine, U.S. |
| Political party | Prohibition |
| Other political affiliations | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Virginia Ireland |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Rachel Bubar Kelly (sister) |
Benjamin Calvin Bubar Jr. (June 17, 1917 – May 15, 1995), better known as Ben Bubar, was an ordained minister who was the youngest person ever to win election to the Maine House of Representatives at age 21 and served as the Prohibition Party's presidential candidate in 1976 and 1980 and was the last elected official to do so until James Hedges in 2016.[1]
Life[]
Benjamin Calvin Bubar Jr. was born on June 17, 1917, in Blaine, Maine to Benjamin Calvin Bubar Sr. and Mary Louise Heal. His father served as a member of the Maine House of Representatives, ran as an Independent for Governor in 1936 receiving 5,862 votes, and was well known as a speaker at Ku Klux Klan rallies.[2]
On February 14, 1946, he married Virginia Ireland and later had two children with her. In 1952, he moved to China, Maine and began working for the Maine Christian Civic League where he would serve as superintendent from 1954 to 1984.[3]
During the 1976 and 1980 presidential elections he was the National Statesman Party's presidential nominee with Chairman Earl Dodge as his vice presidential running mate and is the most recent nominee to receive over 10,000 votes. He criticized Dodge's leadership of the party and blamed him for its decreased support in presidential elections due to his mismanagement of funds and possible theft which would eventually result in him being ousted as chairman in 2003.[4]
Bubar died on May 15, 1995, in Waterville, Maine from a heart attack after suffering from Parkinson's disease.[5]
References[]
- ^ "National Prohibitionist July-August-September 2015" (PDF). Prohibition Party. Summer 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "Benj. Bubar Is Candidate For Governor". Newspapers.com. Bangor Daily News. Associated Press. February 8, 1934.
- ^ "Ben Bubar Prohibition Presidential Candidate in 1976 and 1980". Archived from the original on 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Ben Bubar: Prohibition Party National Candidate". Archived from the original on 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Benjamin Bubar". The Dispatch. 17 May 1995. p. 5. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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