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Politician members in Maine

  Frederick Neal Allen (b. 1914) — also known as Frederick N. Allen — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, August 10, 1914. Republican. Member of Maine state house of representatives, 1940; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1948. Universalist. Member, Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Neal W. Allen and Margaret S. (Stevens) Allen; married to Anna E. Myers.
  Will Clough Atkins (1873-1943) — also known as Will C. Atkins — of Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Hallowell, Kennebec County, Maine, August 25, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; director, Maine Trust & Banking Co.; People's National Bank; Gardiner Building & Loan Assoc.; mayor of Gardiner, Maine, 1907-08; municipal judge in Maine, 1910. Universalist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died October 30, 1943 (age 70 years, 66 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Edwin H. Atkins and Mary E. (Clough) Atkins; married, May 14, 1901, to Alice M. (Goud) Tasker.
  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
  Arthur Chapman (b. 1873) — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine; South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, August 6, 1873. School teacher; lawyer; superior court judge in Maine, 1925-42; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1942-45; resigned 1945. Member, Theta Delta Chi; Freemasons; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Albion Keith Parris Chapman and Elizabeth Maria (Foss) Chapman; married, May 23, 1905, to Agnes Sleeth Fairbrother.
  Charles Russell Clason (1890-1985) — also known as Charles R. Clason — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, September 3, 1890. Republican. Rhodes scholar; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1937-49; defeated, 1934, 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1956, 1960. Methodist. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Rotary. Died in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., July 7, 1985 (age 94 years, 307 days). Interment at Longmeadow Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Oliver Barrett Clason and Lizzie Julia (Trott) Clason; married, August 4, 1928, to Emma M. Pattillo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Burton Melvin Cross (1902-1998) — also known as Burton M. Cross — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, November 15, 1902. Republican. Florist; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1941-44; member of Maine state senate 7th District, 1945-52; Governor of Maine, 1952-55. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Died in a hospital at Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, October 22, 1998 (age 95 years, 341 days). Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Burton M. Cross and Harriett (Thompson) Cross; married, November 1, 1927, to Olena R. Moulton.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Arthur Daviau (b. 1870) — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Warwick, Canada, October 19, 1870. Democrat. Grocer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1916. Catholic. Member, Elks; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph D. Daviau and Victoria (Rouillard) Daviau; married, February 5, 1898, to Sadie Pomerleau.
  John Percy Deering (b. 1873) — also known as John P. Deering — of Saco, York County, Maine. Born in Saco, York County, Maine, September 20, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1901; municipal judge in Maine, 1905-12; member of Maine state senate 1st District, 1917-20; candidate for Governor of Maine, 1920, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1924. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Moose; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John McKenney Deering and Amelia (Harmon) Deering; married, October 18, 1904, to Lucy Franklin Bryant.
  Rex Wilder Dodge (b. 1884) — also known as Rex W. Dodge — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine; Falmouth Foreside, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Damariscotta, Lincoln County, Maine, December 12, 1884. Republican. Banker; member of Maine state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1921-22. Congregationalist. Member, Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William W. Dodge and Carrie M. (Richardson) Dodge.
  James Edward Drake (b. 1871) — also known as J. Edward Drake — of Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine. Born in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine, December 9, 1871. Republican. Insurance business; president, Kennebec Eastern Steamboat Co.; director, First National Bank of Bath; mayor of Bath, Maine, 1918-20; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1923-26. Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James B. Drake and Georgianna (Lincoln) Drake; married, July 23, 1913, to Eleanor J. Dickson.
  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.
  Roscoe C. Emery (b. 1886) — of Eastport, Washington County, Maine. Born in Eastport, Washington County, Maine, March 28, 1886. Republican. School principal; partner in Emery Bros. fish packing firm; newspaper publisher; member of Maine state senate 15th District, 1921-24; mayor of Eastport, Maine, 1928-31, 1935-36. Methodist. Member, Elks; Knights of Pythias; Rotary; Zeta Psi. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Roscoe Conkling
  Relatives: Son of Oliver Emery and Josephine (Holmes) Emery; married, October 22, 1919, to Vera G. Leonard.
  Edward M. Field (born c.1908) — of Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine. Born about 1908. Mayor of Auburn, Maine, 1949-53. Baptist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Dorothy Frost.
  William J. Fowler (b. 1855) — of Calais, Washington County, Maine. Born in Blackville, New Brunswick, February 26, 1855. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Calais, Maine, 1908-10, 1921-25. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Fowler and Hannah (Sommers) Fowler; married, December 4, 1883, to Addie L. Jenner.
Edward J. Gurney Edward John Gurney (1914-1996) — also known as Edward J. Gurney — of Winter Park, Orange County, Fla. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, January 12, 1914. Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Winter Park, Fla., 1961-62; U.S. Representative from Florida, 1963-69 (11th District 1963-67, 5th District 1967-69); defeated, 1978; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1969-74; delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1972 (speaker). Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in Winter Park, Orange County, Fla., May 14, 1996 (age 82 years, 123 days). Interment at Palm Cemetery, Winter Park, Fla.
  Relatives: Married to Eleanor Natalie Ahlborn.
  Epitaph: "U.S. Senator - Patriot - Statesman - Man of Honor and Integrity"
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Winter Park Library
  George Holbrook Hawes (1904-2002) — also known as George Hawes — of Ely, White Pine County, Nev.; Carson City, Nev. Born in Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine, May 10, 1904. School teacher; automobile dealer; member of Nevada state house of representatives, 1951-55; defeated, 1958 (Republican), 1972 (Democratic); candidate in Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, 1954. Member, Rotary; Elks. Member of an elected hospital board in 1988-98, making him probably the oldest elected official in the history of Nevada. Died, at the Evergreen Healthcare Center nursing home, Carson City, Nev., April 9, 2002 (age 97 years, 334 days). Burial location unknown.
  Rufus King Jordan (b. 1863) — also known as Rufus K. Jordan — of Westbrook, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Westbrook, Cumberland County, Maine, November 28, 1863. Democrat. Proprietor of iron foundry; mayor of Westbrook, Maine, 1905-06, 1933-35; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1923-25. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Redmen; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Rufus King
  Relatives: Son of George D. Jordan and Caroline (Bixby) Jordan; married, November 28, 1885, to I. B. Quimby.
  Ralph A. Leavitt (b. 1898) — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, February 24, 1898. Republican. Steamship agent; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1930; member of Maine state senate 2nd District, 1945-46. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Leavitt and Gertrude (Stevens) Leavitt; married, April 1, 1921, to Ruth Boynton.
  Paul Richard LePage (b. 1948) — also known as Paul LePage — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, October 9, 1948. Republican. General manager, Marden's Surplus and Salvage; mayor of Waterville, Maine, 2004-11; resigned 2011; Governor of Maine, 2011-19. Catholic. French Canadian ancestry. Member, Elks; Rotary. Still living as of 2019.
  Relatives: Son of Gerard LePage and Teresa LePage.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail — Encyclopedia of American Loons
  Herbert Carlyle Libby (1878-1965) — also known as Herbert C. Libby — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Burnham, Waldo County, Maine, December 28, 1878. Republican. Editor; superintendent of schools; mayor of Waterville, Maine, 1926-27. Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Pi Kappa Delta; Zeta Psi. Died in Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, February 27, 1965 (age 86 years, 61 days). Interment at Waterville Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac C. Libby and Helen M. (Green) Libby; married, December 21, 1912, to Mabel Esther Dunn.
  William Shepherd Linnell (1885-1968) — also known as William S. Linnell — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Biddeford, York County, Maine, July 21, 1885. Republican. Lawyer; president, Portland Gas Light Company; director, National Bank of Commerce, Portland director, Bancroft & Martin Rolling Mills Company; member of Maine Governor's Council, 1925-28; member of Maine Republican State Committee, 1928; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1936; member of Republican National Committee from Maine, 1937-40. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Rotary. Died in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, February 14, 1968 (age 82 years, 208 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Franklin Linnell and Sarah C. (Shepherd) Linnell; married, November 12, 1912, to Jessie E. Hopkinson.
  John Edward Nelson (1874-1955) — also known as John E. Nelson — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in China, Kennebec County, Maine, July 12, 1874. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1922-33; defeated, 1932. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Zeta Psi; Phi Beta Kappa; Rotary. Died in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, April 11, 1955 (age 80 years, 273 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Edward White Nelson and Cassandra Marden (Worthing) Nelson; married, July 14, 1900, to Margaret Heath Crosby; father of Charles Pembroke Nelson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  David A. Nichols (1917-1997) — of Lincolnville, Waldo County, Maine. Born in Lincolnville, Waldo County, Maine, August 6, 1917. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1952; member of Maine Governor's Council, 1955-57; Maine Republican state chair, 1960-64; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1977-88. Member, Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Beta Kappa; American Bar Association; Rotary; Odd Fellows; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died June 21, 1997 (age 79 years, 319 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George E. Nichols and Flora E. (Pillsbury) Nichols.
  John Hathaway Reed (b. 1921) — also known as John H. Reed — of Fort Fairfield, Aroostook County, Maine. Born in Fort Fairfield, Aroostook County, Maine, January 5, 1921. Republican. Member of Maine state house of representatives, 1955-57; member of Maine state senate, 1957-59; Governor of Maine, 1959-67; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1960; U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, 1976-77, 1982-85; Maldive Islands, 1976-77, 1982-85. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Grange; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Walter Reed and Eva Ruth (Seeley) Reed; married, March 24, 1944, to Cora Mitchell Davison.
  See also National Governors Association biography — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  John Gregg Utterback (1872-1955) — also known as John G. Utterback — of Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Franklin, Johnson County, Ind., July 12, 1872. Democrat. Mayor of Bangor, Maine, 1914-15; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1932; U.S. Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1933-35; defeated, 1934. Congregationalist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Rotary; United Commercial Travelers. Died in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, July 11, 1955 (age 82 years, 364 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
  Relatives: Cousin *** of Hubert Utterback.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Fred Russell Walton (b. 1892) — also known as Fred R. Walton — of Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine. Born in Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, August 30, 1892. Republican. Chair of Androscoggin County Republican Party, 1923-24; member of Maine Republican State Committee, 1924, 1928; mayor of Auburn, Maine, 1926-29. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ambrose Walton and Annie (Millin) Walton; married, June 21, 1915, to Anna M. Hayes.
  Everett Cleveland Wardwell (b. 1859) — also known as Everett C. Wardwell — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Bucksport, Hancock County, Maine, August 25, 1859. Republican. Dry goods merchant; department store; mayor of Waterville, Maine, 1918-19. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Albion S. Wardwell and Mary G. (Hatch) Wardwell; married, May 25, 1882, to Alta M. Smith.
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