William L. Stubbs, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam L. Stubbs
American Republican Party politician
Date of Birth: 16-Nov-1917
Date of Death: 12-Apr-2003
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About William L. Stubbs
- William L.
- Stubbs (November 16, 1917 – April 12, 2003) is an American Republican Party politician who was the first African American to win a major party nomination for the United States House of Representatives in New Jersey.In a historic primary featuring two Black candidates, Stubbs and Dr.
- Harold R.
- Scott, Stubbs won 5,148 (63%) to 2,217 (26%) for Scott, with Rocco Clarizio, the one white candidate, finishing third with 892 votes (11%).A used car dealer from Newark, Stubbs but lost the general election to freshman Democratic U.S.
- Rep.
- Joseph Minish by a vote of 82,457 to 35,956.
- Stubbs later served as Deputy Essex County Register of Deeds and Mortgages and was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Register against Democrat Larrie W.
- Stalks in 1974.
- He was for many years the Republican Party Chairman of Newark's Central Ward.
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