The Political Graveyard: Somerset County, Maine

Somerset County
Maine

Somerset County information:

Population: 50,888 (2000); 49,767 (1990)
Land area 3,927 square miles.
County seat: Skowhegan
Capital Impact: Somerset County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: Somerset County -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
Somerset County MEGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).

Neighboring areas:

Northeast: Aroostook County; Piscataquis County
East: Penobscot County
Southeast: Waldo County
South: Kennebec County
Southwest: Franklin County
Northwest: Quebec, Canada

The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Somerset County
Politicians who were born in Somerset County
Politicians who lived in Somerset County
Politicians who died in Somerset County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Somerset County

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Selected officials of Somerset County

(not intended to be complete)

Edward Franklin Danforth (State's Attorney, 1886-91)

Maplewood Cemetery
Fairfield, Somerset County, Maine
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Abram Pease Williams (1832-1911) — of California. Born in Maine, 1832. Republican. U.S. Senator from California, 1886-87. Died in 1911. Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Pine Grove Cemetery
Hartland, Somerset County, Maine
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Clyde Harold Smith (1876-1940) — also known as Clyde H. Smith — of Hartland, Somerset County, Maine; Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine. Born in Harmony, Somerset County, Maine, June 9, 1876. Married, May 14, 1930, to Margaret Chase. Republican. Member of Maine state house of representatives from Somerset County, 1899-1903, 1919-23; member of Maine state senate, 1923-29; member of Maine Governor's Council 4th District, 1933-37; U.S. Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1937-40; died in office 1940. Died April 8, 1940. Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Old Oak Cemetery
Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

James Bates (1789-1882) — of Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine. Born in Greene, Kennebec County, Maine, September 24, 1789. Republican. U.S. Representative from Maine 7th District, 1831-33. Died in Yarmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, February 25, 1882. Interment at Old Oak Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

River View Cemetery
Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

Stephen Decatur Lindsey (1828-1884) — of Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine. Born in Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine, March 3, 1828. Republican. Member of Maine state house of representatives, 1856; member of Maine state senate, 1868; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1868; U.S. Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1877-83. Died April 26, 1884. Interment at River View Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
LeRoy Rowell Folsom (1870-1951) — also known as LeRoy R. Folsom; Roy Folsom — of Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine. Born in Corinna, Penobscot County, Maine, June 18, 1870. Son of Edwin Folsom and Martha A. (Lancaster) Folsom; married, February 2, 1896, to Alice Katherine Merrill; married 1924 to Blanche Miriam Emory. Republican. Lawyer; president, Norridgewock Shoe Co.; insurance business; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1907; member of Maine state senate 8th District, 1919-22; member of Maine Governor's Council, 1923-27. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died July 7, 1951. Interment at River View Cemetery.

West Pittsfield Cemetery
Pittsfield, Somerset County, Maine
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Llewellyn Powers (1836-1908) — of Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine. Born in Maine, October 14, 1836. Republican. U.S. Representative from Maine 4th District, 1877-79, 1901-08; died in office 1908; Governor of Maine, 1897-1901. Died July 28, 1908. Interment at West Pittsfield Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.

Unknown Location
Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

Donald Ward Philbrick (b. 1896) — also known as Donald W. Philbrick — of Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine, March 16, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1935-40; Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives, 1939-40; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1944, 1952 (alternate). Congregationalist. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Beta Kappa. Interment somewhere.

Bloomfield Cemetery
Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

David Kidder (1787-1860) — of Somerset County, Maine. Born in Dresden, Lincoln County, Maine, December 8, 1787. Son of Richard Kidder (1737-1814) and Hannah (Whittier) Eastman Kidder (1748-1834); third cousin of Isaiah Kidder, Lyman Kidder, Ezra Kidder and Luther Kidder; married, July 1, 1812, to Lucy Weston (1788-1851); third cousin once removed of Arba Kidder and Joseph Souther Kidder. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Maine, 1823-27 (at-large 1823-25, 7th District 1825-27); member of Maine state house of representatives, 1829. Died in Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine, November 1, 1860. Interment at Bloomfield Cemetery.
- See also Kidder family of Vermont
- See also: congressional biography.

Margaret Chase Smith Library
Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

Margaret Chase Smith (1897-1995) — also known as Margaret Chase — of Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine. Born in Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine, December 14, 1897. Daughter of George Emery Chase and Carrie (Murray) Chase; married, May 14, 1930, to Clyde Harold Smith. Republican. School teacher; U.S. Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1940-49; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1949-73; defeated, 1972; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1964. Female. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1989. Died May 29, 1995. Cremated; ashes interred at Margaret Chase Smith Library.
- See also: congressional biography.
- Books about Margaret Chase Smith: Janann Sherman, No Place for a Woman : A Life of Senator Margaret Chase Smith

South Cemetery
Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Benjamin White Norris (1819-1873) — of Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine. Born in Maine, 1819. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1864; U.S. Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1867-69. Died in 1873. Interment at South Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Stephen Coburn (1817-1882) — of Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine. Born in Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine, November 11, 1817. Republican. U.S. Representative from Maine 5th District, 1861. Drowned in the Kennebec River, at Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine, July 4, 1882. Interment at South Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

South Side Cemetery
Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

Forrest Goodwin (1862-1913) — of Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine. Born in Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine, June 14, 1862. Republican. Member of Maine state house of representatives, 1889; member of Maine state senate, 1903-05; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1908; U.S. Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1913; died in office 1913. Died May 28, 1913. Interment at South Side Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Southside Cemetery
Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

Samuel Wadsworth Gould (1852-1935) — also known as Samuel W. Gould — of Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine. Born in Porter, Oxford County, Maine, January 1, 1852. Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of Maine Democratic Party, 1882-90; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1900, 1908, 1912; candidate for Governor of Maine, 1902; U.S. Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1911-13; defeated, 1908, 1912. Died in Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine, December 19, 1935. Interment at Southside Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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Selected officials of Somerset County

Politicians who were born in Somerset County

Politicians who lived in Somerset County

Politicians who died in Somerset County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Somerset County