Ben Bubar | |
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Member of the Maine House of Representatives | |
In office 1939–1945 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Benjamin Calvin Bubar Jr. June 17, 1917 Blaine, Maine, U.S. |
Died | May 15, 1995 Waterville, Maine, Maine, U.S. | (aged 77)
Political party | Prohibition (after 1950s) |
Other political affiliations | Republican (until 1950s) |
Spouse | Virginia Ireland |
Children | 2 |
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Relatives | Rachel Bubar Kelly (sister) |
Benjamin Calvin Bubar Jr. (June 17, 1917 – May 15, 1995), also 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 twenty-one 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.