Claude Stubbs

Robert Henry Claude Stubbs (2 April 1905 – 25 May 1998) was an Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1962 to 1980, representing South-East Province. He served as a minister in the government of John Tonkin.

The Honourable Claude Stubbs
Member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia
In office 22 May 1962 – 21 May 1980
Preceded by	John Cunningham
Succeeded by	Jim Brown
Constituency	South-East Province
Minister for Local Government
In office 3 March 1971 – 8 April 1974
Premier	John Tonkin
Preceded by	Les Logan
Succeeded by	Cyril Rushton
Personal details
Born	Robert Henry Clause Stubbs 2 April 1905 Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Died	25 May 1998 (aged 93) Wembley, Western Australia, Australia
Political party	Labor
Spouse(s)	Violet Gammage (m. 1931)
Children	3

Stubbs was born in Northam, Western Australia, to Mary Jane (née Marshall) and Stokes Stubbs. He attended the Kalgoorlie School of Mines and Perth Technical College, and then worked as a miner in Collie. Stubbs moved to Kalgoorlie in 1932, and then to Norseman in 1937, where he eventually became an underground supervisor. He later worked as a health inspector for the Shire of Dundas. Stubbs entered parliament at the 1962 Legislative Council elections, defeating John Cunningham (the sitting Liberal Party member). He was made a Labor Party whip in 1965, and after the Labor victory at the 1971 state election was made Chief Secretary and Minister for Local Government in the new ministry formed by John Tonkin. Stubbs remained in the ministry until the Labor government was defeated at the 1974 election, and left parliament at the 1980 election. He died in Perth in May 1998, aged 93. Stubbs had married Violet Gammage in 1931, with whom he had three children.[1]

References

1. Robert Henry Claude Stubbs – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 13 May 2016.