Henry Elbert Stubbs was a U.S. Representative

United States House of Representatives

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 from California

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Born in Nampa, Texas, Stubbs attended the public schools in Groesbeck, Texas

Groesbeck, Texas

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, and Phillips University

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 in Enid, Oklahoma

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Enid is a city in Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States. In 2010, the population was 49,379, making it the ninth largest city in Oklahoma. It is the county seat of Garfield County. Enid was founded during the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in the Land Run of 1893, and is named after Enid, a...

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He was ordained a minister of the Christian Church

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 in 1911 and served as pastor of the Christian Church in Frederick, Oklahoma

Frederick, Oklahoma

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 from 1911–1914 and 1918–1921, and in Kingfisher, Oklahoma

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 from 1914-1917.
He moved to California in 1921 and served as pastor of the Christian Church in Tulare, California

Tulare, California

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 from 1921 to 1923 and of the Santa Maria (California) Christian Church from 1923 until elected to Congress.

Stubbs was elected as a Democrat

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 to the 73rd

73rd United States Congress

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, 74th

74th United States Congress

-House:Also 2 Delegates, 3 Resident Commissioners-Senate:*President of the Senate: John N. Garner *President pro tempore: Key Pittman -Majority leadership:*Majority leader: Joseph T. Robinson...

, and 75th Congress

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es and served from March 4, 1933, until his death in Washington, D.C.

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, February 28, 1937.
He was interred in Santa Maria Cemetery, Santa Maria, California

Santa Maria, California

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