Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-27
tive in Congress from the Lincoln dis

tive in Congress from the Lincoln dis
trict, resident in Thomaston. He was
born in Nottingham, n. H., July .. 1902:
was graduated from Bowdoin College in
the class of 1925; studied law in Thorn
aston and opened an office there in
1925: was Speaker of the Maine House
of Representatives from 1885 to 1887;
elected representative in Congress in
1895. Able. popular, and only SO years
old, Mr.. Cilley was killed in duel with
William A. Graves, member of the
House from Kentucky, February a.
1898. The duel was fought with rifles
AZ Bladensburg, near Washington, at
distance of so yeards. Three shots were
exchanged, the last one proving fatal
to Mr.. Cilley. The duel origina ted in
the attempt of Henry A. Wise of Vir-
gfnia, to get up an investigation into
the charges of corruption made against
some members of Congress by an
anonymous writer in the New York
Courier and Inquirer.
The Carter referred to in the letter was
Timothy J. Carter of Paris, and the Mr..
Evans was Hon. George Evans of Gar
diner, afterwards member of the ma
tional Senate The other Maine members
of the House of Representatives in 1888
were +. O. j. Smith Portland: Thomas
Davee, Blanchard; Hugh ]. Anderson.
Belfast; Virgil d. Paris, Buckfield. and
Edward Robinson, Thomaston. Paris
filled the vacancy made by the death of
Timothy J. Carter, and Robinson the va
cancy made by the death of Jonathan
Cilley. The reporter could not make out
the name of the person who, Mr.. Fair
field writes. must be Governor" 1t could
not have been Kent, for he was Wing.
while Fairfield was a Democrat. How
ever. Judge Edward Kent was elected
Governor that year, and again i'm 1910,
giving birth to the famous. doggerel:
Maine went
Hell bent
For Governor Kent"
Since the adoption of the State consti-
tuition in 1920 to the present date Maine
has had 80 different individuals in the
Governors chair, of whom nine are liv
ing, Chamberlain Perham Common,
Garcelon. Robbie, Bureigh, Cleaves, Pow
ers, Hill. Following is the complete list
of Names Governors and acting Gov
errors in the order of their service:
William King, Bath; VIM: d.. William
son, Bangor acting; BENJAMIN Ames.
Barh. acting: Albion X. Paris, Paris;
Enoch Lincoln. Portland; Nathan Cutt-
Ter, Pennington, acting; Jonathan G.
Hunton, Readfeld; Samuel E. Smith,
Wiscasset; Robert p. Dunlap, Brunswick;
Edward Kent, Bangor; John Fairfield,
5aco; Edward Kavanagh, Newcastle. act
ing: David Dunn. Poland acting; Hugh
j. ANDERSON, BELFAST. JDnn w. Dana.
Fryeburg; John Hubbard, Hallowel;
VIM. G. Crosby, Belfast: Arson P. Nor
rill, Readfied; Samuel Wells. Portland;
Hannibal Hamlin. Bangor; Joseph II.
Williams, Augusta. acting; Lot NJ. Nor
rill. Augusta; Israel Washburn, Jr.,
Orono: Abner Coburn, Skowhegan: Sam
uel Cony, Augusta; Joshua l.. Chamber
lain, Brunswick; Sidney Perham, Paris;
Nelson Dngley, Jr.. lewiston Selden
Connor- Augusta; AlonZo Garcelon, Lew
iston; Daniel F. Davis, Corinth: Harris
NJ. Plaisted Bangor: Frederick Robe
Gorham; Joseph r. Bodwell. Halowell;
Seba stian S. Marble, Wadoboro; Edwin
c. Burleigh, Augusta; Henry b. Cleaves,
Portland: Llewellyn Powers, HoultoI;
John f. Hill, Augusta.
Names first Governor William King.
was born in Scarboro. FEB. 8. 176S. and
died in Bath. June IL, 1852 Moving to
/ Bath in 1890 he became one of the largest
ship owners in America He was presi-
dent Of the convention that framed thu
constitution OF Maine. From ISL to 1874
he was collector of customs at Bath.
John Fairfield. Names 18th Governor
was born in Saco. Jan. 80. 1897, and died
| in that town, Dec. "A, 1Si7. He served
| four terms as Chief Executive of the
| State, resigning in 1872 to fill out the I'M
| expired term of Hon. Ruel II. Williams
| in the United States Senate. He was re-
elected in 1885, but did not live to serve
out his term.