# George R. Stobbs

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George R. Stobbs Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 4th district In office March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931 Preceded by Samuel Winslow Succeeded by Pehr G. Holmes Personal details Born (1877-02-07)February 7, 1877 Webster, Massachusetts Died December 23, 1966(1966-12-23) (aged 89) Worcester, Massachusetts Party Republican Spouse Mabel Florence Murdock (1875-1944) (m. 1905) Alma mater Harvard University Harvard Law School Profession Attorney Military service Allegiance United States of America Branch/service Massachusetts State Guard Officers Reserve Corps Years of service 1917-1920 (State Guard) 1927-1942 (Reserve) Rank Captain (State Guard) Lieutenant Colonel (Reserve Corps)

**George Russell Stobbs** (February 7, 1877 – December 23, 1966) was an attorney and politician. A [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)). He served as a member of the [United States House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) from [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts) for three terms.

## Early life

Stobbs was born in [Webster, Massachusetts](/source/Webster%2C_Massachusetts) on February 7, 1877,[1] the son of Charles Richard Stobbs and Anna Lincoln.[1] He attended the local schools of Webster, and graduated from [Phillips Exeter Academy](/source/Phillips_Exeter_Academy) in 1895.[2] He received his bachelor's degree from [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University) in 1899,[3] and a master's degree from Harvard in 1900.[3] He received his law degree from [Harvard Law School](/source/Harvard_Law_School) in 1902,[1] was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in [Worcester, Massachusetts](/source/Worcester%2C_Massachusetts).[1]

## Military service

Stobbs commanded Company H, 20th Infantry Regiment of the [Massachusetts State Guard](/source/Massachusetts_State_Guard) from 1917 to 1920, and attained the rank of [captain](/source/Captain_(United_States_O-3)).[4] The State Guard was a volunteer organization which handled many of the in state responsibilities of the [Massachusetts National Guard](/source/Massachusetts_Army_National_Guard) during the National Guard's overseas deployment for [World War I](/source/World_War_I). From 1927 to 1942, Stobbs was a [major](/source/Major_(United_States)) and subsequently [lieutenant colonel](/source/Lieutenant_colonel_(United_States)) in the [Judge Advocate General](/source/Judge_Advocate_General's_Corps)’s Department of the [Officers Reserve Corps](/source/United_States_Army_Reserve).[5]

## Political career

Stobbs served on Webster's school board from 1903 to 1906,[1] and was active in Webster's Young Men's Republican Club,[1] of which he served as president in 1904.[1] In 1908 he relocated to Worcester, where he practiced law in partnership with [George S. Taft](/source/George_S._Taft).[1] Stobbs was a special justice for the central district court of Worcester from 1909 to 1916,[5] and assistant district attorney for the middle district of Massachusetts from 1917 to 1921.[1][5]

In 1924, Stobbs was the successful [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) nominee for a seat in the [United States House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives); he was reelected twice, and served in the [69th](/source/69th_United_States_Congress), [70th](/source/70th_United_States_Congress), and [71st](/source/71st_United_States_Congress) Congresses (March 4, 1925 - March 3, 1931). He did not run for reelection in 1930. During his House career, Stobbs was one of the managers appointed in 1926 to conduct impeachment proceedings against [George W. English](/source/George_W._English), the judge of the [United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois](/source/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Illinois).

In 1930, Stobbs was a U.S. delegate to the [Inter-Parliamentary Union Congress](/source/Inter-Parliamentary_Union) in [London](/source/London). He was a delegate to the [1932 Republican National Convention](/source/1932_Republican_National_Convention), and to the Republican state conventions in 1940 and 1942.

## Later career

After leaving Congress, Stobbs resumed practicing law in Worcester, Massachusetts and became the senior partner in the firm of Stobbs, Stockwell & Tilton.[5] He died in on December 23, 1966,[6] and was buried at [Worcester Rural Cemetery](/source/Rural_Cemetery_(Worcester%2C_Massachusetts)).

## Family

In 1905, Stobbs was married to Mabel Florence Murdock (1875-1944). Their children included sons Russell (1907-1975) and Hamilton (1910-1938).

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''History_of_the_Harvard_Law_School''304_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''History_of_the_Harvard_Law_School''304_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''History_of_the_Harvard_Law_School''304_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''History_of_the_Harvard_Law_School''304_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''History_of_the_Harvard_Law_School''304_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''History_of_the_Harvard_Law_School''304_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''History_of_the_Harvard_Law_School''304_1-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''History_of_the_Harvard_Law_School''304_1-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''History_of_the_Harvard_Law_School''304_1-8) [*History of the Harvard Law School*](#CITEREFHistory_of_the_Harvard_Law_School), p. 304.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''General_Catalogue_of_Officers_and_Students,_1783-1903''162_2-0)** [*General Catalogue of Officers and Students, 1783-1903*](#CITEREFGeneral_Catalogue_of_Officers_and_Students,_1783-1903), p. 162.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''The_Harvard_University_Catalogue''135_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''The_Harvard_University_Catalogue''135_3-1) [*The Harvard University Catalogue*](#CITEREFThe_Harvard_University_Catalogue), p. 135.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''Annual_Report''213_4-0)** [*Annual Report*](#CITEREFAnnual_Report), p. 213.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''Eminent_Judges_and_Lawyers_of_the_American_Bar''44_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''Eminent_Judges_and_Lawyers_of_the_American_Bar''44_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''Eminent_Judges_and_Lawyers_of_the_American_Bar''44_5-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''Eminent_Judges_and_Lawyers_of_the_American_Bar''44_5-3) [*Eminent Judges and Lawyers of the American Bar*](#CITEREFEminent_Judges_and_Lawyers_of_the_American_Bar), p. 44.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"George_Stobbs,_90,_Was_Congressman"8C_6-0)** ["George Stobbs, 90, Was Congressman"](#CITEREF"George_Stobbs,_90,_Was_Congressman"), p. 8C.

## Sources

### Books

- Massachusetts Adjutant General (1920). [*Annual Report of the Adjutant General of Massachusetts*](https://books.google.com/books?id=cFdBAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA213). Boston, MA: Wright & Potter.

- Phillips Exeter Academy (1903). [*General Catalogue of Officers and Students, 1783-1903*](https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_6UZAAAAAIAAJ). Exeter, NH: News-Letter Press. p. [162](https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_6UZAAAAAIAAJ/page/n174).

- President and Fellows of Harvard University (1901). [*The Harvard University Catalogue*](https://books.google.com/books?id=nqpIAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA135). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University.

- Taylor, Charles William (1949). [*Eminent Judges and Lawyers of the American Bar*](https://books.google.com/books?id=KBc_AAAAIAAJ&q=%22stobbs%2C+stockwell+%26+tilton%22). San Francisco, CA: W. W. Taylor.

- Warren, Charles (1908). [*History of the Harvard Law School*](https://books.google.com/books?id=7GbD_J57LbQC&pg=RA2-PA304). Vol. 1. New York, NY: Lane Publishing Company. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781584770060](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781584770060). {{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#invalid_isbn_date))

### Newspapers

- ["George Stobbs, 90, Was Congressman"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/114166426/). *Poughkeepsie Journal*. Poughkeepsie, NY. Associated Press. December 25, 1966.

## External links

- [Biography portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Biography)

- United States Congress. ["George R. Stobbs (id: S000931)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000931). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*.

- [George R. Stobbs](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7159086) at [Find a Grave](/source/Find_a_Grave)

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by Samuel E. Winslow Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 4th congressional district March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931 Succeeded by Pehr G. Holmes

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