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Cobb">William T. Cobb</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Frederick_W._Plaisted" title="Frederick W. Plaisted">Frederick W. Plaisted</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senator</a><br />from <a href="/wiki/Maine" title="Maine">Maine</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />September 12, 1916 – August 23, 1926</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Edwin_C._Burleigh" title="Edwin C. Burleigh">Edwin C. Burleigh</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Arthur_R._Gould" title="Arthur R. Gould">Arthur R. Gould</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <a href="/wiki/Maine_Senate" title="Maine Senate">Maine Senate</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1898-1902</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <a href="/wiki/Maine_House_of_Representatives" title="Maine House of Representatives">Maine House of Representatives</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1896-1898</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1858-04-03</span>)</span>April 3, 1858<br /><a href="/wiki/Poland,_Maine" title="Poland, Maine">Poland, Maine</a>, US</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">August 23, 1926<span style="display:none">(1926-08-23)</span> (aged 68)<br /><a href="/wiki/Poland,_Maine" title="Poland, Maine">Poland, Maine</a>, US</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Bert Manfred Fernald</b> (April 3, 1858 – August 23, 1926) was an American farmer, businessman, and <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> politician who became the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Maine" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Maine">47th Governor of Maine</a> and a <a href="/wiki/United_States_senator" class="mw-redirect" title="United States senator">United States senator</a>. He was chairman of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Public_Buildings_and_Grounds" title="United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds">United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds</a> for three terms. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life,_education,_and_career"><span id="Early_life.2C_education.2C_and_career"></span>Early life, education, and career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bert_M._Fernald&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life, education, and career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Born in <a href="/wiki/Poland,_Maine" title="Poland, Maine">West Poland, Maine</a>, Fernald suffered debilitating injuries from an early age, enduring several operations and not beginning to walk until he was six years old.<sup id="cite_ref-Obit_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Obit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He attended the public schools, and then <a href="/wiki/Hebron_Academy" title="Hebron Academy">Hebron Academy</a> until the age of seventeen, when his father died.<sup id="cite_ref-Obit_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Obit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He then entered a business and preparatory school in <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Congbio_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Congbio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Obit_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Obit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after which he taught school (and was elected supervisor of schools in 1878), and then engaged in the canning, dairy, and telephone businesses.<sup id="cite_ref-Congbio_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Congbio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He returned to his family farm, where he "established one of the best Holstein herds in the State", and a corn canning operation.<sup id="cite_ref-Obit_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Obit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was elected to the <a href="/wiki/Maine_House_of_Representatives" title="Maine House of Representatives">Maine House of Representatives</a> and served from 1896 to 1898 where he "attracted attention by several able speeches",<sup id="cite_ref-Staples_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Staples-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and where his tenure was marked by his fine singing voice, and then from 1898 to 1902 in the <a href="/wiki/Maine_Senate" title="Maine Senate">Maine Senate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Congbio_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Congbio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Governorship">Governorship</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bert_M._Fernald&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Governorship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fernald was a candidate for Governor of Maine in 1904,<sup id="cite_ref-Bangor_1908_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bangor_1908-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but was unsuccessful in his bid for the Republican nomination.<sup id="cite_ref-Bangor_1908_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bangor_1908-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, he remained popular in the party, and ultimately secured the nomination in 1908 "without a dissenting vote".<sup id="cite_ref-Bangor_1908_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bangor_1908-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was elected, and served as a Governor of Maine from 1909 until 1911.<sup id="cite_ref-Congbio_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Congbio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1910, he was also elected president of the <a href="/wiki/National_Canners_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="National Canners Association">National Canners Association</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Congbio_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Congbio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 1909, Fernald vetoed a bill providing mandatory sentences in liquor cases, contending that it would deprive the courts of discretion.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Senate_career">Senate career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bert_M._Fernald&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Senate career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1916 he was elected as a <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> to the U.S. Senate by defeating <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_C.M._Sills" class="mw-redirect" title="Kenneth C.M. Sills">Kenneth C.M. Sills</a>, who was then Dean of <a href="/wiki/Bowdoin_College" title="Bowdoin College">Bowdoin College</a>, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of <a href="/wiki/Edwin_C._Burleigh" title="Edwin C. Burleigh">Edwin C. Burleigh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Congbio_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Congbio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the Senate, Fernand took office on September 12, 1916 and was initially "a radical in his party", but eventually "became one of the staunchest of the Old Guard as he rose to an important position".<sup id="cite_ref-Obit_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Obit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his first term, he opposed farm credit measures being debated in Congress, disputing claims that deflation in the aftermath of <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> disproportionately affected farmers.<sup id="cite_ref-Obit_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Obit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fernald was reelected in 1918,<sup id="cite_ref-Congbio_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Congbio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in 1919, he "rose to the defense of the packers, then under criticism by the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Trade_Commission" title="Federal Trade Commission">Federal Trade Commission</a>", characterizing the regulation of that industry as "badgering, harrying and heckling American business interests".<sup id="cite_ref-Obit_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Obit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He supported President <a href="/wiki/Calvin_Coolidge" title="Calvin Coolidge">Calvin Coolidge</a>, but opposed U.S. entry into the <a href="/wiki/Permanent_Court_of_International_Justice" title="Permanent Court of International Justice">Permanent Court of International Justice</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Obit_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Obit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was reelected again in 1924 and served until his death on August 23, 1926.<sup id="cite_ref-Congbio_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Congbio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life,_death,_and_legacy"><span id="Personal_life.2C_death.2C_and_legacy"></span>Personal life, death, and legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bert_M._Fernald&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Personal life, death, and legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fernald married Annie Keene in 1877, with whom he had a daughter and a son.<sup id="cite_ref-Obit_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Obit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A large man, in 1909, Fernald was a speaker at the annual meeting, in Portland, of the "New England Fat Men's Association", all of whose members had to weigh at least 201 pounds.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Fernald died at his home in <a href="/wiki/Poland,_Maine" title="Poland, Maine">West Poland, Maine</a>, following a ten-day illness, at the age of 68.<sup id="cite_ref-Obit_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Obit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Fernald family farm is still in existence. Its white barn has the name Fernald Family Farm in black visible from the road. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bert_M._Fernald&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Congress_members_who_died_in_office_(1900%E2%80%931949)" title="List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949)">List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bert_M._Fernald&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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id="cite_note-Obit-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Obit_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Obit_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Obit_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Obit_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Obit_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Obit_1-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Obit_1-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Obit_1-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Obit_1-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Obit_1-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">"Senator Fernald of Maine Dead", <i>The Boston Globe</i> (August 24, 1926), p. 1, 7.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Congbio-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Congbio_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Congbio_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Congbio_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Congbio_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Congbio_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Congbio_2-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Congbio_2-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Congbio_2-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration 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.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFUnited_States_CongressF000084" class="citation web cs1">United States Congress. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000084">"Bert M. Fernald (id: F000084)"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress" title="Biographical Directory of the United States Congress">Biographical Directory of the United States Congress</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Biographical+Directory+of+the+United+States+Congress&rft.atitle=Bert+M.+Fernald+%28id%3A+F000084%29&rft.au=United+States+Congress&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fbioguide.congress.gov%2Fscripts%2Fbiodisplay.pl%3Findex%3DF000084&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABert+M.+Fernald" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Staples-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Staples_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Arthur G. Staples, "Bert M. Fernald, Governor-Elect of Maine", <i>The New England Magazine</i>, Vol. 39. (October 1908), p. 162.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Bangor_1908-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Bangor_1908_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bangor_1908_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bangor_1908_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">"Larceny of Thunder", <i>The Bangor Daily News</i> (July 22, 1908), p. 4.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"For Governor", <i>The Bangor Daily News</i> (June 29, 1904), p. 10.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"Gov. Fernald Vetoes Hastings Amendment", <i>The Bangor Daily News</i> (April 3, 1909), p. 1.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Gettysburg Times</i> (August 16, 1909), p. 2</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bert_M._Fernald&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Commons-logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/12px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/18px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/24px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></a></span> Media related to <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bert_M._Fernald" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:Bert M. Fernald">Bert M. Fernald</a> at Wikimedia Commons</li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #FFBF00;">Party political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/William_T._Cobb" title="William T. Cobb">William T. Cobb</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> nominee for <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maine" title="Governor of Maine">Governor of Maine</a> </b><br /><a href="/wiki/1908_Maine_gubernatorial_election" title="1908 Maine gubernatorial election">1908</a>, <a href="/wiki/1910_Maine_gubernatorial_election" title="1910 Maine gubernatorial election">1910</a> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/William_T._Haines" title="William T. Haines">William T. Haines</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b>First</b> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> nominee for <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Senators_from_Maine" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States Senators from Maine">U.S. Senator from Maine</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Classes_of_United_States_Senators" class="mw-redirect" title="Classes of United States Senators">Class 2</a>) </b><br /><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Maine" class="mw-redirect" title="1916 United States Senate special election in Maine">1916</a>, <a href="/wiki/1918_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maine" title="1918 United States Senate election in Maine">1918</a>, <a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maine" title="1924 United States Senate election in Maine">1924</a> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Arthur_R._Gould" title="Arthur R. Gould">Arthur R. Gould</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #ccccff;">Political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/William_T._Cobb" title="William T. Cobb">William T. Cobb</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Maine" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Maine">Governor of Maine</a> </b><br />1909–1911 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Frederick_W._Plaisted" title="Frederick W. Plaisted">Frederick W. 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