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Politician members in Maine

  Carroll Waite Abbott (1855-1921) — also known as Carroll W. Abbott — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, August 29, 1855. Republican. Physician; mayor of Waterville, Maine, 1898-99. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows. Died March 9, 1921 (age 65 years, 192 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Abbott, Jr. and Charlotte (Waite) Abbott; married, October 4, 1882, to Georgia A. Wilson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clarence Henry Adams (1905-1987) — also known as Clarence H. Adams — of Bloomfield, Hartford County, Conn.; Washington, D.C.; Mamaroneck, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Ogunquit, Wells, York County, Maine, November 1, 1905. Republican. Securities administrator for Connecticut Banking Department, 1931-52; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1952-56; president and trustee, Boston Celtics professional basketball team, 1965-68. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Jesters; Shriners. Died, in the Maine Medical Center, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, May 10, 1987 (age 81 years, 190 days). Interment at Ocean View Cemetery, Wells, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Orin J. Adams and Rose (Moody) Adams; married, October 10, 1931, to Arlene M. Sawyer.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Fred John Allen (b. 1865) — of Sanford, York County, Maine. Born in Alfred, York County, Maine, July 27, 1865. Lawyer; director and attorney, Sanford National Bank; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1901-03; member of Maine state senate, 1905-08. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Allen and Caroline P. (Hill) Allen; married, June 8, 1892, to Ida S. Leavitt.
  Charles Putnam Barnes (1869-1951) — also known as Charles P. Barnes — of Norway, Oxford County, Maine; Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine. Born in Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine, October 12, 1869. Republican. School principal; superintendent of schools; lawyer; Oxford County Attorney, 1904-09; member of Maine state house of representatives from Aroostook County, 1917-22; Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives, 1921-22; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1924-39; chief justice of Maine state supreme court, 1939-40; resigned 1940. Baptist. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; American Bar Association; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine, December 14, 1951 (age 82 years, 63 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Houlton, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Isa A. (Putnam) Barnes and Francis Barnes; married, August 19, 1896, to Annie Maud Richardson; father of George Butler Barnes.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lewis Orin Barrows (1893-1967) — also known as Lewis O. Barrows — of Newport, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Newport, Penobscot County, Maine, June 7, 1893. Republican. Pharmacist; secretary of two insurance companies; member of Maine Governor's Council, 1927-33; member of Maine Republican State Committee, 1928; secretary of state of Maine, 1935-36; Governor of Maine, 1937-41. Baptist. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Rotary; Lions; Kiwanis; Grange. Died in Pittsfield, Somerset County, Maine, January 30, 1967 (age 73 years, 237 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Newport, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of George M. Barrows and Theo (Jose) Barrows; married, April 25, 1917, to Pauline Marjorie Pomeroy; father of Edward Pomeroy Burrows.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Norman Leslie Bassett (b. 1869) — also known as Norman L. Bassett — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Winslow, Kennebec County, Maine, June 23, 1869. Republican. Lawyer; president, Augusta Savings Bank; director, Boston and Maine Railroad, 1915-25; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1925-32. Unitarian. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Rotary; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Josiah W. Bassett and Susan (Cornish) Bassett; married, June 24, 1903, to Lula J. Holden.
Alvin M. Bentley Alvin Morell Bentley (1918-1969) — also known as Alvin M. Bentley — of Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, August 30, 1918. Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1953-61; defeated, 1962; wounded in an attack by Puerto Rican nationalists on the floor of the House of Representatives, March 1, 1954; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1960; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 15th Senatorial District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan state board of education, 1964; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1966-69; appointed 1966; died in office 1969. Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Exchange Club; Theta Delta Chi; Optimist Club; Rotary; Kiwanis. Died in Tucson, Pima County, Ariz., April 10, 1969 (age 50 years, 223 days). Entombed at Oak Hill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Alvin Morell Bentley and Helen (Patterson) Bentley; married to Arvella Ann Duescher; father of Alvin M. Bentley Jr..
  Cross-reference: Robert L. Richardson, Jr.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Frederic Eleazer Boothby (1845-1923) — also known as Frederic E. Boothby — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine; Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Norway, Oxford County, Maine, December 3, 1845. Republican. Official in various capacities for Maine Central Railroad; general passenger agent for the Portland, Mt. Desert and Machias Steamboat Company; mayor of Portland, Maine, 1901-03; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1904 (delegation chair); mayor of Waterville, Maine, 1916-17. Episcopalian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died, from heart disease, in Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, January 7, 1923 (age 77 years, 35 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Levi Thompson Boothby and Sophia Packard (Brett) Boothby; married, October 25, 1871, to Adelaide Endora Smith.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clyde R. Chapman (b. 1889) — of Belfast, Waldo County, Maine. Born in Fairfield, Somerset County, Maine, July 23, 1889. Republican. Lawyer; municipal judge in Maine, 1920-24; Waldo County Attorney, 1925-33; member of Maine Republican State Committee, 1928; mayor of Belfast, Maine, 1930-33; Maine state attorney general, 1933-36. Unitarian. Member, American Bar Association; Zeta Psi; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Lions. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Mansur Chapman and Laura Evelyn (Keene) Chapman; married, February 14, 1919, to Eva May Humphrey.
  Oliver Barrett Clason (b. 1850) — also known as Oliver B. Clason — of Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, September 28, 1850. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1889-93; mayor of Gardiner, Maine, 1894-96; member of Maine Governor's Council, 1895-97; member of Maine state senate from Kennebec County, 1897-1901. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias; Sons of the American Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Pell Clason and Sarah (Temple) Clason; married, April 30, 1884, to Lizzie J. Trott; father of Charles Russell Clason.
  Luere B. Deasy (b. 1859) — of Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine. Born in Gouldsboro, Hancock County, Maine, February 8, 1859. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state senate, 1900; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1918-29; chief justice of Maine state supreme court, 1929-30; resigned 1930; delegate to Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Hancock County, 1933. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Deasy and Emma L. (Moore) Deasy; married, December 15, 1885, to Emma M. Clark.
  Frederic Osgood Eaton (b. 1872) — also known as Frederic O. Eaton — of Rumford, Oxford County, Maine. Born in Rumford Center, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, June 7, 1872. Republican. Banker; general manager, Rumford Falls Light and Water Co.; member of Maine state house of representatives from Oxford County, 1917-20; member of Maine state senate 3rd District, 1921-24. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Scottish Rite Masons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Cyrus P. Eaton and Mary E. (Howe) Eaton; married, September 14, 1904, to Mary Louise Grierson.
  Roy Lynde Fernald (b. 1901) — also known as Roy L. Fernald — of Winterport, Waldo County, Maine. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., December 9, 1901. Member of Maine state house of representatives from Waldo County (4th), 1931-32; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1932. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Grange; Delta Theta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Walter Fernald and Hortense (Rankin) Fernald.
  William Thomas Haines (1854-1919) — also known as William T. Haines — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Levant, Penobscot County, Maine, August 7, 1854. Republican. Lawyer; lumber business; Kennebec County Attorney, 1883-87; member of Maine state senate, 1889-93; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1895; Maine state attorney general, 1897-1900; member of Maine Governor's Council, 1901-05; Governor of Maine, 1913-15; defeated, 1914. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks; Ancient Order of United Workmen. Died in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, June 4, 1919 (age 64 years, 301 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas J. Haines and Maria L. (Eddy) Haines.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arno Warren King (1855-1918) — also known as Arno W. King — of Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine. Born August 2, 1855. Republican. Lawyer; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1907-18; died in office 1918. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died July 21, 1918 (age 62 years, 353 days). Burial location unknown.
  Charles A. Knight (b. 1870) — of Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine, January 13, 1870. Republican. Mayor of Gardiner, Maine, 1905-06. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William B. Knight and Josephine S. (Brown) Knight; married, September 4, 1901, to Edith S. Moulton.
  Thomas Littlefield Marble (b. 1876) — also known as Thomas L. Marble — of Gorham, Coos County, N.H.; Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, December 24, 1876. School principal; lawyer; superior court judge in New Hampshire, 1917-25; justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1925-43; chief justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1943-46; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Concord 9th Ward, 1948. Universalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Marble and Mercy (Littlefield) Marble; married, August 15, 1906, to Harriet E. Fuller.
  John Herbert Neal (b. 1862) — also known as John H. Neal — of Rochester, Strafford County, N.H.; Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Parsonfield, York County, Maine, March 20, 1862. Republican. Physician; member of New Hampshire state senate 12th District, 1903-04. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Neal and Sarah Jane (Lord) Neal.
William R. Pattangall William Robinson Pattangall (1865-1942) — also known as William R. Pattangall — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Pembroke, Washington County, Maine, June 29, 1865. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1897, 1901, 1909-11; Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Maine, 1904 (4th District), 1913 (3rd District), 1914 (3rd District); member of Maine Democratic State Committee, 1905-07; mayor of Waterville, Maine, 1911-14; Maine state attorney general, 1911-12, 1915-16; Maine Democratic state chair, 1916, 1919; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1920, 1924 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee); Democratic candidate for Governor of Maine, 1922, 1924; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1926-30; appointed 1926; chief justice of Maine state supreme court, 1930-35; appointed 1930; resigned 1935; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1936 (member, Resolutions Committee); president, Depositors Trust Co.. Unitarian. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died October 21, 1942 (age 77 years, 114 days). Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Ezra Lincoln Pattangall and Arethusa B. (Longfellow) Pattangall; married, June 6, 1884, to Jean M. Johnson; married, September 27, 1892, to Gertrude McKenzie.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: Library of Congress
George C. Perkins George Clement Perkins (1839-1923) — also known as George C. Perkins — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Kennebunkport, York County, Maine, August 23, 1839. Republican. Merchant; banker; miller; steamship business; member of California state senate, 1869-76; Governor of California, 1880-83; U.S. Senator from California, 1893-1915; appointed 1893. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Loyal Legion. Died in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., February 26, 1923 (age 83 years, 187 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Clement Perkins and Lucinda (Fairfield) Perkins; married 1864 to Ruth A. Parker.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George Clement Perkins (built 1944 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Image source: Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley
  Edward Clayton Reynolds (b. 1856) — also known as Edward C. Reynolds — of South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Braintree, Norfolk County, Mass., November 15, 1856. Republican. Lawyer; Cumberland County Register of Probate, 1889-97; member of Maine state senate, 1897-99; mayor of South Portland, Maine, 1899-1900. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  John O. Shaw (1838-1906) — of Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine. Born December 1, 1838. Republican. Merchant; mayor of Bath, Maine, 1893-94. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died March 20, 1906 (age 67 years, 109 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albert Moore Spear (1852-1929) — also known as Albert M. Spear — of Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Madison, Somerset County, Maine, March 17, 1852. Republican. School teacher and principal; lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1883-85; mayor of Gardiner, Maine, 1889-92; member of Maine state senate, 1891-93; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1900; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1902-16, 1917-23. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died January 31, 1929 (age 76 years, 320 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew P. Spear and Alice P. (Moore) Spear; married, July 6, 1875, to Helen Frances Andrews.
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