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==Family and personal life==
==Family and personal life==
The Stubbs and Parham families were of English descent, and both lived in Georgia until the Stubbs, [[Quakers]] opposed to slavery, relocated to Ohio in 1805. William Stubbs and his future wife Delilah Parham were both born in [[Appling County, Georgia]]. Parham's father served in the [[American Revolutionary War]], and was present at the [[Siege of Yorktown]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Portrait and Biographical Album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa |date=1890 |publisher=Lake City Publishing Company |location=Chicago |pages=571–573 |url=https://iagenweb.org/boards/jefferson/biographies/index.cgi?rev=168945}}</ref>
The Stubbs and Parham families were of English descent, and both lived in Georgia until the Stubbs, [[Quakers]] opposed to slavery, relocated to Ohio in 1805. William Stubbs and his future wife Delilah Parham were both born in [[Appling County, Georgia]]. Parham's father served in the [[American Revolutionary War]], and was present at the [[Siege of Yorktown]].<ref name="countyalbum">{{cite book |title=Portrait and Biographical Album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa |date=1890 |publisher=Lake City Publishing Company |location=Chicago |pages=571–573 |url=https://iagenweb.org/boards/jefferson/biographies/index.cgi?rev=168945}}</ref>


Daniel Parham Stubbs was born on July 7, 1829, and raised on the family farm in [[Preble County, Ohio]]. He attended local schools, as well as Union County Academy in the neighboring [[Union County, Indiana]]. He began teaching in 1853, and was named principal of the academy for 1854, serving through 1855. During his teaching career, Stubbs read law, and completed his legal education at [[Asbury University]] in 1856. He then began practicing law and concurrently served as editor of the ''Union County Herald''. He moved to [[Fairfield, Iowa]], in 1857, and practiced law in partnership with [[James F. Wilson]] for five years, then alone thereafter. The [[Wells-Stubbs House]] was built in Fairfield in 1874, and Stubbs lived there from 1877 until his death on May 2, 1905. Stubbs and his wife Carrie Hollingsworth married in 1855. The couple raised four children, three of whom survived him.<ref name="iaga">{{cite news |title=Senator Daniel P. Stubbs |url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=11&personID=5301 |access-date=May 16, 2024 |agency=Iowa General Assembly}}</ref><ref name=Page>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=85003000}}|title=Wells-Stubbs House|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|accessdate=2016-05-19|author=William C. Page, James E. Jacobsen}} with {{NRHP url|id=85003000|photos=y|title=five photos from 1984}}</ref>
Daniel Parham Stubbs was born on July 7, 1829, and raised on the family farm in [[Preble County, Ohio]]. He attended local schools, as well as Union County Academy in the neighboring [[Union County, Indiana]]. He began teaching in 1853, and was named principal of the academy for 1854, serving through 1855. During his teaching career, Stubbs read law, and completed his legal education at [[Asbury University]] in 1856. He then began practicing law and concurrently served as editor of the ''Union County Herald''. He moved to [[Fairfield, Iowa]], in 1857, and practiced law in partnership with [[James F. Wilson]] for five years, then alone thereafter. The [[Wells-Stubbs House]] was built in Fairfield in 1874, and Stubbs lived there from 1877 until his death on May 2, 1905. Stubbs and his wife Carrie Hollingsworth married in 1855. The couple raised four children, three of whom survived him.<ref name="iaga">{{cite news |title=Senator Daniel P. Stubbs |url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=11&personID=5301 |access-date=May 16, 2024 |agency=Iowa General Assembly}}</ref><ref name=Page>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=85003000}}|title=Wells-Stubbs House|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|accessdate=2016-05-19|author=William C. Page, James E. Jacobsen}} with {{NRHP url|id=85003000|photos=y|title=five photos from 1984}}</ref>


==Political career==
==Political career==
Stubbs left the [[Liberty Party (United States, 1840)|Liberty Party]] in 1856 to join the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. He won his first political office, the mayoralty of Fairfield, in 1859. Stubbs was then elected to the [[Iowa Senate]] in [[1863 Iowa Senate election|1863]] as a Republican. Stubbs represented [[Iowa Senate, District 11|District 11]] from January 11, 1864, to January 12, 1868, and attended the [[1864 National Union National Convention]]. During the [[1872 United States presidential election|1872 presidential election]], Stubbs supported [[Liberal Republican Party (United States)|Liberal Republican Party]] candidate [[Horace Greeley]]. Stubbs was nominated by the [[Greenback Party]] to run in the [[1877 Iowa gubernatorial election]], finishing third of four candidates. He also received the Greenback nomination for the [[1880 United States House of Representatives elections#Iowa|1880 United States House of Representatives election]] in [[Iowa's 1st congressional district]], and the [[1882–83 United States Senate elections|1882 United States Senate elections in Iowa]].<ref name="iaga"/><ref>{{cite book | first=Dan Elbert | last=Clark | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofsenator00clar | title=History of Senatorial Elections in Iowa | publisher=State Historical Society of Iowa | location=[[Iowa City, Iowa]] | date=1912 |page=199}}</ref>
Stubbs left the [[Liberty Party (United States, 1840)|Liberty Party]] in 1856 to join the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]].<ref name="iaga"/> He won his first political office, the mayoralty of Fairfield, in 1859, and was won a second term the following year.<ref name="iaga"/><ref name="countyalbum"/> Stubbs was then elected to the [[Iowa Senate]] in [[1863 Iowa Senate election|1863]] as a Republican. Stubbs represented [[Iowa Senate, District 11|District 11]] from January 11, 1864, to January 12, 1868, and attended the [[1864 National Union National Convention]].<ref name="iaga"/> During the [[1872 United States presidential election|1872 presidential election]], Stubbs supported [[Liberal Republican Party (United States)|Liberal Republican Party]] candidate [[Horace Greeley]].<ref name="iaga"/> Stubbs was nominated by the [[Greenback Party]] to run in the [[1877 Iowa gubernatorial election]],<ref name="iaga"/> finishing third of four candidates. He also received the Greenback nomination for the [[1880 United States House of Representatives elections#Iowa|1880 United States House of Representatives election]] in [[Iowa's 1st congressional district]], and the [[1882–83 United States Senate elections|1882 United States Senate elections in Iowa]].<ref name="iaga"/><ref>{{cite book | first=Dan Elbert | last=Clark | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofsenator00clar | title=History of Senatorial Elections in Iowa | publisher=State Historical Society of Iowa | location=[[Iowa City, Iowa]] | date=1912 |page=199}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 11:04, 16 May 2024

Daniel P. Stubbs
Portrait of Stubbs published in the History of Iowa From the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 11th district
In office
January 11, 1864 – January 12, 1868
Preceded byJacob W. Dixon
Succeeded byTheron Webb Woolson
Personal details
Born
Daniel Parham Stubbs

(1829-07-07)July 7, 1829
Preble County, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMay 2, 1905(1905-05-02) (aged 75)
Wells-Stubbs House, Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyLiberty (before 1865)
Republican (1865–early 1870s)
Greenback (late 1870s–early 1880s)
Spouse
Carrie Hollingsworth
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​
(m. 1855)​
Children4
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • politician
  • educator
  • newspaper editor

Daniel Parham Stubbs (July 7, 1829 – May 2, 1905) was an American politician.

Family and personal life

The Stubbs and Parham families were of English descent, and both lived in Georgia until the Stubbs, Quakers opposed to slavery, relocated to Ohio in 1805. William Stubbs and his future wife Delilah Parham were both born in Appling County, Georgia. Parham's father served in the American Revolutionary War, and was present at the Siege of Yorktown.[1]

Daniel Parham Stubbs was born on July 7, 1829, and raised on the family farm in Preble County, Ohio. He attended local schools, as well as Union County Academy in the neighboring Union County, Indiana. He began teaching in 1853, and was named principal of the academy for 1854, serving through 1855. During his teaching career, Stubbs read law, and completed his legal education at Asbury University in 1856. He then began practicing law and concurrently served as editor of the Union County Herald. He moved to Fairfield, Iowa, in 1857, and practiced law in partnership with James F. Wilson for five years, then alone thereafter. The Wells-Stubbs House was built in Fairfield in 1874, and Stubbs lived there from 1877 until his death on May 2, 1905. Stubbs and his wife Carrie Hollingsworth married in 1855. The couple raised four children, three of whom survived him.[2][3]

Political career

Stubbs left the Liberty Party in 1856 to join the Republican Party.[2] He won his first political office, the mayoralty of Fairfield, in 1859, and was won a second term the following year.[2][1] Stubbs was then elected to the Iowa Senate in 1863 as a Republican. Stubbs represented District 11 from January 11, 1864, to January 12, 1868, and attended the 1864 National Union National Convention.[2] During the 1872 presidential election, Stubbs supported Liberal Republican Party candidate Horace Greeley.[2] Stubbs was nominated by the Greenback Party to run in the 1877 Iowa gubernatorial election,[2] finishing third of four candidates. He also received the Greenback nomination for the 1880 United States House of Representatives election in Iowa's 1st congressional district, and the 1882 United States Senate elections in Iowa.[2][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Portrait and Biographical Album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa. Chicago: Lake City Publishing Company. 1890. pp. 571–573.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Senator Daniel P. Stubbs". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  3. ^ William C. Page, James E. Jacobsen. "Wells-Stubbs House". National Park Service. Retrieved May 19, 2016. with five photos from 1984
  4. ^ Clark, Dan Elbert (1912). History of Senatorial Elections in Iowa. Iowa City, Iowa: State Historical Society of Iowa. p. 199.
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