Henry Elbert Stubbs (March 4, 1881 – February 28, 1937) was an American clergyman and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1933 to 1937.

Henry E. Stubbs
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 10th district
In office
March 4, 1933 – February 28, 1937
Preceded byJoe Crail
Succeeded byAlfred J. Elliott
Personal details
Born
Henry Elbert Stubbs

(1881-03-04)March 4, 1881
Nampa, Coleman County, Texas
DiedFebruary 28, 1937(1937-02-28) (aged 55)
Washington, D.C.
Resting placeSanta Maria Cemetery, Santa Maria, California
Political partyDemocratic
EducationPhillips University

Biography

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Born in Nampa, Coleman County, Texas, Stubbs attended the public schools in Groesbeck, Texas, and Phillips University in Enid, Oklahoma.

He was ordained a minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in 1911, and served as pastor of the Christian Church in Frederick, Oklahoma, from 1911 to 1914 and 1918–1921, and in Kingfisher, Oklahoma from 1914 to 1917.

Stubbs moved to California in 1921, and served as pastor of the Christian Church in Tulare, California, from 1921 to 1923 and of the Santa Maria (California) Christian Church from 1923 until elected to Congress.

Congress

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Stubbs was elected as a Democrat to the 73rd, 74th, and 75th Congresses, and served from March 4, 1933, until his death in Washington, D.C., February 28, 1937.

He was interred in Santa Maria Cemetery, Santa Maria, California.

See also

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References

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  • United States Congress. "Henry E. Stubbs (id: S001038)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 10th congressional district

1933–1937
Succeeded by

  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress