Walter R. Stubbs
Walter R. Stubbs | |
|---|---|
| 18th Governor of Kansas | |
| In office January 11, 1909 – January 13, 1913 | |
| Lieutenant | William J. Fitzgerald Richard Joseph Hopkins |
| Preceded by | Edward W. Hoch |
| Succeeded by | George H. Hodges |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives | |
| In office 1903–07 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 7, 1858 Wayne County, Indiana |
| Died | March 25, 1929 (aged 70) Topeka, Kansas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Stella Hostettler |
| Education | University of Kansas (attended) |
| Profession | clerk, farmer, mule driver, banker, politician |
Walter Roscoe Stubbs (November 7, 1858 – March 25, 1929) was an American businessman who served as the 18th Governor of Kansas. Stubbs, a progressive Republican, was known for his prohibitionist beliefs, as well as for having signed the nation's first blue sky law into effect.