Benjamin Bubar Papers

Benjamin C. Bubar, the son of Luther Benjamin and Eliza Noble Bubar, was born in Blaine, Maine in 1878. He was educated at the Ricker Classical Institute and was a graduate of the MacFadden Physical Culture College. Bubar taught in the public schools and studied law before becoming ordained as a Baptist minister. He traveled as an evangelist in many states and in Canada as well as preaching in his hometown.

Bubar was active in politics, joining the Bull Moose Party in 1912. He was a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1935, 1949 and 1951. He was also a candidate for governor in 1936, running as a supporter of the Townsend Plan, a proposal that guaranteed a monthly pension to every retired citizen age 60 or older. Bubar also supported more conservative causes such as prohibition and was the author of the first anti-evolution bill presented to the legislature.

He was the author of several books and pamphlets including Every Man A Home, The Devil Let Loose in Maine and Health – Wealth – Beauty – Length of Days as well as numerous religious tracts, songs and poems.

Benjamin Bubar married Mary Heal, the daughter of John and Hannah Bedell Heal of Danforth, Maine, in 1915 and they had six children. Mary Bubar died in 1945.