The Republican journal., 1902-04-17
MAINE GOVERNORS.


Ktnn. bee County has iiau the Limit
1t is an interesting fact that, since the
foundation of the State in 1920 down to
and including the present year, there
have been six Governors elected from
Cumberland county, serving i'll the
aggregate 10 years The city of Port
land furnished three, Brunswick two
and Gorham one. Enoch Lincoln of
Portland. served in 1927 and 1928; Rob
ert 2. Dunlap, Brunswick, 1S34-7, in
elusive; Samuel Wells, Portland, 1856;
Joshua L. Chamberlain, Brunswick,
lS67-7O, inclusive; Frederick Robie,
Gorham, 1886, inclusive, and Henry B.
Cleaves, Portland 1886, inclusive.
From kennebec county during the
same period there were elected eight
Governors, and one acted in that capa-
city for less than year. The total
service of these gentlemen was not
quite Is years. Augusta furnished
four, and one acting, Hallowell two,
and Readtield two. In 1880 iona. &.
Hunton of Readfeld was Governor;
John Hubbard, Hallowell, 1892, in
elusive: Anson P. Morrill,, Readfield,
1855; Joseph H. Williams, Augusta,
balance of 1857, after Governor Hanni-
bal Hamlin resigned; Lot NJ. Morrill,,
Augusta, 1s5s-60; Samuel Cony Angus
ia, 1864 So Selden Connor, Augusta,
1876 IS; Joseph r. Bodwell, Hallowell,
II - months of 1887; John Fremont
Hill, 1901-02.
Penobscot county has furnished eight
Governors and one acting Governor
with total service of II years. Bangor
furnished four, Hampden, Orono and
Corinth, one each. In 1921 William ID.
Af ID e.,
short time, resigning to take his seat in
of Bangor served in 1888 and again in
Hampden served short time and re-
signed when he was elected United
States Senator; Israel Washburne, il,
Of Orono served in 1862; Daniel F.
Davis, Corinth, 1880; Harris NJ. Plaist-
ed. Bangor, lSS1-2, and Edwin c. Bur
leigh, Bangor, 1SS9-92, inclusive.
Oxford county comes next with two.
Albion X. Paris of Paris served from
1922 to 1926, inclusive, and Sidney Per
ham of the same town, served from
1871 to 1873, inclusive. making eight
years total service of both executives.
York county has had two Governors
with a total service of a little more
than six years. John Fairfield of Saco
was Governor in 1S39-40 and again in
lS42-43 although he served but a short
time during the latter year, being elect
ed to the United States Senate. John
W. Dana of Fryeburg, was Governor i'll
lS47-49.
Lincoln county has furnished three
Governors, two of whom were acting.
with a total service of about tive years,
Samuel f. Smith, WiscaSset, served in
1S3l-2-3; Edward kavanaugh. Newcas-
tie, acted for portion of 1913. and
Sebastian S. Marble, Waldoboro, acted
for the balance of Governor Bodwell's
term.
Two Governors came from Waldo
county and served five years. Hugh J.
Anderson, Belfast, served in 1S44-5-6,
ard VIM. G. Crosby, Belfast, in 1851.
Aroostook county has had one Gov
ernor, Llewellyn Powers of Houlton,
and he served four years, from 1897 to
1900, inclusive
There have been two Governors from
Androscoggin, Nelson Dingley, Jr., and
Alonzo Garcelon, both of Lewiston.
The former served in 1915 and the lat
ter in 1879
Abner Coburn of SkoWhegan, Somer-
set county, served in 1868. William
King of Bath served in 1920 and Ben
jamin Ames, Bath, acted as Governor
in 1921, as did Nathan Cutler OF Farm
ington, fora portion of 1S29.-kenpebec
journal.