Benjamin Bubar Jr.
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.
Ben Bubar | |
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| Member of the Maine House of Representatives | |
| In office 1939–1945 | |
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| 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 (after 1950s) |
| Other political affiliations | Republican (until 1950s) |
| Spouse | Virginia Ireland |
| Children | 2 |
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| Relatives | Rachel Bubar Kelly (sister) |
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