Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-01-17
OUR LEGISLATORS
Brief Biographies of Hancock
CoUDty's DeIeoation.

Brief Biographies of Hancock
County's Delegation.
The kennebec Journal publishes brief
biographical sketches of all the members
of the legislature. Hancock county's
delegation is as follows:
SENATORS.
Gilbert E. Simpson, Sullivan, republic
can; no religious preferences; surveyor
and engineer married. age sixty-three.
Born in Sullivan, educated in the common
and private schools. Has served as as
SCISSOR and municipal officer frequently.
Has filled nearly every town office; was
chosen as representative to the legislature
in 1862 when J. G. Blaine was speaker.
Served as county commissioner OF Han
cock county seven years, and then re-
signed. Deputy collector OF customs port
of Mt Desert Ferry and Sullivan about
seven years; employed as teacher OF
common schools for twenty-five years,
teaching through fall and winter, gener-
ally two terms each year, and as farmer
and surveyor Of land during the remain
der Of each year Formerly whig; a
republican from the organization Of the
party.
Elmer P. Spofford, Deer Isle. Republic
can; no religious preferences reported;
lawyer; married; age thirty-one. Born
in Deer Isle; educated in West brook sem
mary and by private tutors. Pursued the
study Of law in Portland and was admit
ted to the bar in 1886. Practiced profess
sion in Portland for year and then re-
moved to Deer Isle. Was elected county
attorney for Hancock county in 1883, and
reelected in 1890. Member Of the last
Senate; member of committee on legal
affairs and chairman of shore fisheries
committee. Always republican.
REPR NATIVES
George w. Abbott, Bucksport. Repub-
lican; no religious preferences reported ;
mariner; married; aged fifty-six. Born
in Penobscot and educated in the COM
| mon schools. Chairman of the selectmen
Of Bucksport six years Member OF the
House in 1888 Always republican.
| Rufus p. Grindle, Bluehill. Republic
can; Baptist; doctor of medicine;
married; age forty-eight. Born in Surry
educated at Bluehill academy, Bucksport
seminary and New York university.
| Graduated from the lastnamed institu-
tion in 1872, and shortly after located in
| Bluehill, where he has since followed his
profession. Taught school several years
previous to practicing medicine. Has
been superintendent OF the Baptist Sun
| day school thirteen years in succession
| Always republican.
Hannibal f. Hamlin, Ellsworth. Re-
| publican; no religious preferences re-
ported; attorney and counsellor at law;
single; age thirty six. Born in Hampden
graduated at Colby university in 1879
and Boston university law school in 1882
Has been engaged in the practice OF law
at Ellsworth since January, 1883; nov
member of the firm of Hale Il Hamlin
Always republican. Member of the
house of representatives in 1888.
Charles Fl. Hooper, Castine. Republi-
can; Unitarian; real estate and insurance
agent; marred age fifty-four Born in
Castine ana educated there. Town treas
urer for twenty-four years; tax collector
seven years, holding that office now
Enlisted in Company B, Second Maine
regiment, April 1861 was private two
years In 1863 went to California and re-
NAMED two years, at which time he re-
turned to Castine, hired as clerk with
/ Augustus Perkins for one year, then
/ With Samuel Adams, With whom he re-
manned until 1872, when he bought hin
| out and took partner |. l.. Sheppard
was in trade until $780, when he sold out
/ to w. q. Stevens and went INTO rea
estate and insurance business chairman
/ of the republican town committee fol
| twenty-five years.
Adeibert p. Kane, BROOKLYN. Republic
can; Met hodist; fisherman; married; age
forty-seven. Born in Sedgwiek, no"
Brooklin, and attended the common
schools. Three years constable OF Brook
y
grange, No. 251. Followed the sea fifteer
years; two years master of a fishing YES
sci. Always a republican.
Elmer l.. kingman, Hancock. Repub
lican; no religious preferences; manufac'
turer of long and short lumber; married
age thirty-four. Born in Waltz ham anc
educated in the public schools. Moved
from Waltham to Hancock in 1897. Mem
Der of the board of assessors and select
men in 1894; constable four years; col
lector one year, 1898. In 1898 held sever
town offices. One of the members of the
republican town committee.
Samuel O. Moore, Prospect l1arbor
Republican; Unitarian; master mariner
married; age fiftysix. Born i'll Prospect
Harb Dor, attended the common schools
selectman in 1890. Served in the United
States navy during the civil war.
| Edward b. Rodick, Eden. Republican
| NO returns).
Charles f. Sprague, Swans Island. Re-
publican; Methodist; master mariner
married; age fortyfive. Born in Swans
Island, and attended school there and at
Rockland. Has been selectman two years
Has been master of fishing vessels since
! he was ni% eteen years of age. At present
/ n he weir tiS herV