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Post Office Politicians in Maine

  George Herbert Blethen (b. 1865) — also known as George H. Blethen — of Rockland, Knox County, Maine. Born in Rockland, Knox County, Maine, April 2, 1865. Republican. Mayor of Rockland, Maine, 1911-13; postmaster. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Blethen and Mary J. (Durgin) Blethen; married, September 23, 1888, to Marietta S. Rawson.
  Edward Everett Chase (b. 1861) — also known as Edward E. Chase — of Blue Hill, Hancock County, Maine. Born in Blue Hill, Hancock County, Maine, March 19, 1861. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1885; postmaster; municipal judge in Maine, 1893-1901; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1896; member of Maine Governor's Council, 1901-05; probate judge in Maine, 1909. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Edward Everett
  Relatives: Son of Melatiah K. Chase and Eliza A. (Westcott) Chase; married, June 5, 1884, to Edith M. Lord.
  Joseph Tarr Copeland (1813-1893) — also known as Joseph T. Copeland — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich.; Orchard Lake, Oakland County, Mich.; Orange Park, Clay County, Fla. Born in Newcastle, Lincoln County, Maine, May 6, 1813. Lawyer; postmaster; member of Michigan state senate 1st District, 1850-51; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1852-57; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Clay County Judge, 1881. Died in Orange Park, Clay County, Fla., May 7, 1893 (age 80 years, 1 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Orange Park, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Royal Copeland and Alice (Davis) Copeland; brother of Roscoe Pulaski Copeland; married, July 19, 1835, to Mary Jane Wilson; uncle of Royal Samuel Copeland; fourth cousin once removed of George Morey Copeland.
  Political family: Copeland family.
  See also Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society
  Thomas Davee (1797-1841) — of Blanchard, Piscataquis County, Maine. Born in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Mass., December 9, 1797. Democrat. Merchant; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1826-27; member of Maine state senate, 1830-32, 1841; died in office 1841; postmaster; U.S. Representative from Maine, 1837-41 (7th District 1837-39, 3rd District 1839-41). Died in Blanchard, Piscataquis County, Maine, December 9, 1841 (age 44 years, 0 days). Interment at Churchyard Cemetery, Monson, Maine.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Robert P. Dunlap Robert Pinckney Dunlap (1794-1859) — also known as Robert P. Dunlap — of Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine, August 17, 1794. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1821-22; member of Maine state senate, 1824-28, 1830-33; member of Maine Governor's Council, 1829; Governor of Maine, 1834-38; U.S. Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1843-47; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1848-49; postmaster. Died in Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine, October 20, 1859 (age 65 years, 64 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of John Dunlap and Mary (Tappan) Dunlap; married, October 20, 1825, to Lydia Chapman; uncle of Mabel Dunlap (who married James Russell Lowell).
  Political family: Lowell-Dunlap family of Massachusetts.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Maine State Archives/Maine Historical Society
  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; postmaster; 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 (age 83 years, 352 days). Interment at Southside Cemetery, Skowhegan, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Elias Gould and Ruth (Clemons) Gould; married, December 18, 1879, to Nellie L. Winslow.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Garfield J. Jones — of Millinocket, Penobscot County, Maine. Democrat. Postmaster; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1956. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Uncle of Madelin F. Kiah.
  Political family: Kiah-Jones family of Millinocket and Brewer, Maine.
  Isaac Libbey (1813-1897) — of Bradford, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in North Berwick, York County, Maine, June 8, 1813. Merchant; lumber dealer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1867; postmaster. Died in Bradford, Penobscot County, Maine, February 16, 1897 (age 83 years, 253 days). Interment at Mills Cemetery, Bradford, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of John Libbey and Abigail Libbey; married, March 12, 1837, to Mary Worster; first cousin once removed of Llewellyn Libby; first cousin twice removed of Albanah Harvey Libby and Frederick Edwin Hanscom; second cousin thrice removed of Timothy Pickering; third cousin of Harrison Libbey; third cousin once removed of William F. Nason; third cousin twice removed of John Wingate Weeks and Arthur H. Lord; fourth cousin once removed of Dudley Leavitt Pickman, Caleb Cummings Libby and Eugene Harvey Libby.
  Political families: Libby-Felt family of Maine; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Saltonstall-Weeks family of Massachusetts; Vanderbilt-Tuck-Pickering-Webster family; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Francis Augustus Millett (1844-1940) — also known as Frank A. Millett — of Mechanic Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine. Born in Hebron, Oxford County, Maine, April 28, 1844. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1904 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization). Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Mechanic Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine, June 2, 1940 (age 96 years, 35 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Mechanic Falls, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Mary A. (Milliken) Millett and Lemuel Thomas Millett; married 1866 to Lucy A. Fonce.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Moses G. Sherburne (1808-1868) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Mt. Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine, January 25, 1808. Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1842; member of Maine state senate, 1845; candidate for U.S. Representative from Minnesota, 1852; justice of Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1853-57. Member, Freemasons. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., March 29, 1868 (age 60 years, 64 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  Relatives: Married 1832 to Sophia Dyer Whitney.
  Sherburne County, Minn. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
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