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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Portland, Maine</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Emerson</a> 1832 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson5.html#748.74.02">John Anderson</a> 1833 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cutliff-czelusta.html#759.15.18">Levi Cutter</a> 1834-40 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/churchill.html#613.23.57">James C. Churchill</a> 1841 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson5.html#748.74.02">John Anderson</a> 1842 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/graybill-greely.html#622.60.13">Eliphalet Greely</a> 1843-48 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/caesar-caillavet.html#489.06.01">J. B. Cahoon</a> 1849-50 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dow.html#766.65.61">Neal Dow</a> 1851 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parler-parshall.html#868.88.54">Albion K. Parris</a> 1852 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/caesar-caillavet.html#489.06.01">J. B. Cahoon</a> 1853-54 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dow.html#766.65.61">Neal Dow</a> 1855 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcclurg-mcconkey.html#926.83.81">J. T. McCobb</a> 1856 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/willis.html#880.51.52">William Willis</a> 1857 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jewett.html#229.92.80">Jedediah Jewett</a> 1858-59 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howard.html#816.97.78">Joseph Howard</a> 1860 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomas9.html#839.01.81">W. W. Thomas</a> 1861-62 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcleary-mclennan.html#326.18.97">Jacob McLellan</a> 1863-65 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stevens1.html#847.95.42">A. E. Stevens</a> 1866-68 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcleary-mclennan.html#326.18.97">Jacob McLellan</a> 1868-69 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/putnam.html#837.39.92">William Lebaron Putnam</a> 1869-70 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kingdon-kingsland.html#726.60.23">Benjamin Kingsbury, Jr.</a> 1870-73 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wernsing-wesson.html#117.34.85">George P. Wescott</a> 1873-75 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richardson.html#839.84.27">R. M. Richardson</a> 1875-76 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ferriss-fieger.html#275.91.62">Francis Fessenden</a> 1876-77 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/butler6.html#733.74.04">Moses M. Butler</a> 1877-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walker4.html#902.49.01">George Walker</a> 1879-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sena-serphin.html#594.33.15">William Senter</a> 1880-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewison-lifshitz.html#710.64.32">Charles F. Libby</a> 1882-83 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/declouet-degrow.html#804.16.13">John W. Deering</a> 1883-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/king6.html#411.37.15">Marquis F. King</a> 1884-85 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/declouet-degrow.html#804.16.13">John W. Deering</a> 1885-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chapman.html#236.27.91">Charles J. Chapman</a> 1886-89 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meekins-mellen.html#959.74.95">Holman S. Melcher</a> 1889-91 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#978.83.96">George W. True</a> 1891-92 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ingham-irelan.html#303.75.14">Darius H. Ingraham</a> 1892 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baxter.html#630.24.10">James P. Baxter</a> 1893-96 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/randall-randlett.html#106.59.59">Charles H. Randall</a> 1897-98 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robinson3.html#525.48.96">Frank W. Robinson</a> 1899-1900 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boothby-borunda.html#128.93.56">Frederic E. Boothby</a> 1901-03 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baxter.html#630.24.10">James P. Baxter</a> 1904-05 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clevenger-clime.html#872.99.66">Nathan Clifford</a> 1906-07 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lehmann-lemp.html#930.12.66">Adam P. Leighton</a> 1908-09 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stroock-stryker.html#897.18.41">Charles A. Strout</a> 1910 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/curtis.html#457.85.94">Oakley C. Curtis</a> 1911-14 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ingham-irelan.html#339.77.79">William M. Ingraham</a> 1915 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chapman.html#468.81.80">Wilford G. Chapman</a> 1916-17 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarke.html#796.71.37">Charles B. Clarke</a> 1918-21 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chandless-chapline.html#157.23.96">Carroll S. Chaplin</a> 1922-23 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen8.html#696.60.31">Tom Allen</a> as of 1991-92 Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!) <li> 1872 Mar 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kingdon-kingsland.html#726.60.23">Benjamin Kingsbury, Jr.</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cleage-clemente.html#439.04.54">Cleaves</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morgan.html#219.91.89">Morgan</a> (Citizens), defeated. <li> 1873 Mar 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wernsing-wesson.html#117.34.85">George P. Wescott</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cleage-clemente.html#439.04.54">Cleaves</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1874 Mar 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wernsing-wesson.html#117.34.85">George P. Wescott</a> (Rep), elected. <li> 1894 Mar 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baxter.html#630.24.10">James P. Baxter</a> (Rep), elected. <li> 1895 Mar 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baxter.html#630.24.10">James P. Baxter</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bird.html#482.14.36">George E. Bird</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/declouet-degrow.html#113.51.31">Deering</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <li> 1896: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bird.html#482.14.36">George E. Bird</a>, defeated. <li> 1898: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ingham-irelan.html#303.75.14">Darius H. Ingraham</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1901 Dec 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boothby-borunda.html#128.93.56">Frederic E. Boothby</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/merrill.html#997.79.44">John F. A. Merrill</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker2.html#758.85.59">Daniel P. Parker</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <li> 1909 Dec 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stroock-stryker.html#897.18.41">Charles A. Strout</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/curtis.html#457.85.94">Oakley C. Curtis</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morry-mortimore.html#614.62.01">Percy F. Morse</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/estevan-evanoff.html#876.77.45">William F. Eustis</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <li> 1912 Dec 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/curtis.html#457.85.94">Oakley C. Curtis</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hay.html#966.33.29">Walter G. Hay</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/odem-oestreicher.html#553.02.33">Charles Oerter, Jr.</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/orr.html#569.53.58">Chester I. Orr</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <a name=2><hr></a> Postmasters at Portland, 1804-1970 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pratte-presba.html#238.61.56">Thomas M. Prentiss</a> 1804-05 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wingate.html#684.86.30">Joshua Wingate, Jr.</a> 1805 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wingate.html#448.04.86">James Wingate</a> 1805-15 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/iacino-ingerman.html#334.29.74">Robert Ilsley</a> 1815-28 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lovejoy-lowdermilk.html#716.09.72">Nathaniel Low</a> 1828-29 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mitchell6.html#137.88.66">Nathaniel Mitchell</a> 1829-34 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/todd.html#063.55.91">Thomas Todd</a> 1834-39 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mitchell6.html#137.88.66">Nathaniel Mitchell</a> 1839-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lutfy-lynam.html#490.54.18">Sylvanus R. Lyman</a> 1841-45 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woodbury.html#405.41.01">Nathan L. Woodbury</a> 1845-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dunn.html#936.18.68">Joshua Dunn</a> 1849-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woodbury.html#405.41.01">Nathan L. Woodbury</a> 1853-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jordan.html#960.06.35">Samuel Jordan</a> 1857-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/doi-donahower.html#685.28.41">Andrew T. Dole</a> 1861-65 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis9.html#596.99.36">Woodbury Davis</a> 1865-71 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/godard-goder.html#216.70.11">Charles W. Goddard</a> 1871-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barie-barker.html#306.05.23">Clark H. Barker</a> 1884-85 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/palmer.html#410.48.44">Joshua S. Palmer</a> 1885-90 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/briggs.html#510.22.76">Herbert G. Briggs</a> 1890-91 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/small.html#593.09.06">John C. Small</a> 1891-96 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sweetland-swinburne.html#588.39.37">George L. Swett</a> 1896-1900 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barie-barker.html#306.05.23">Clark H. Barker</a> 1900-05 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/king3.html#229.04.80">Fred H. King</a> 1905-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wiseham-wismer.html#004.55.74">Oscar R. Wish</a> 1913-22 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robinson2.html#254.44.06">Charles A. Robinson</a> 1922-34 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donahue.html#166.97.85">Helen C. Donahue</a> 1934 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donahue.html#166.97.85">Helen C. Donahue</a> 1934-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcredmond-meachem.html#314.42.92">James A. McVicar</a> 1949-51 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cook5.html#385.79.41">Joseph L. Cook</a> 1951-60 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berl-berrien.html#620.26.58">Edward I. Bernstein</a> 1960-62 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fort-fossum.html#258.22.28">John R. Fortin</a> 1962 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fort-fossum.html#258.22.28">John R. Fortin</a> 1962-70 Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!) <li> 1905 Jan 21: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barie-barker.html#306.05.23">Clark H. Barker</a>, died in office. <a name=4><hr></a> Cliff Island</a> Postmasters at Cliff Island, 1901 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/southall-spain.html#110.31.27">Lillie W. Southard</a> as of 1901 <a name=5><hr></a> Deering Center</a> Postmasters at Deering Center, 1889 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cavarly-chaka.html#062.83.52">C. S. Chadbourne</a> as of 1889 <a name=6><hr></a> Diamond</a> Postmasters at Diamond, 1901 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ross.html#263.61.41">C. H. Ross</a> as of 1901 <a name=7><hr></a> East Deering</a> Postmasters at East Deering, 1889 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knight.html#364.97.96">E. Knight</a> as of 1889 <a name=8><hr></a> Long Island</a> Postmasters at Long Island, 1901 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marshman-marthinsen.html#745.89.38">Samuel H. Marston</a> as of 1901 <a name=A><hr></a> Peaks Island</a> Postmasters at Peaks Island, 1901 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morry-mortimore.html#243.76.97">M. Morse</a> as of 1901 <a name=B><hr></a> Stroudwater</a> Postmasters at Stroudwater, 1893 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jacobs.html#993.47.14">E. M. 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