The Political Graveyard: Politicians in Public Utilities in Maine

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Politicians in Public Utilities in Maine
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Frederick Neal Dow (1840-1934) — also known as Fred N. Dow — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, December 23, 1840. Son of Neal Dow. Republican. Newspaper publisher; president, Portland Gas Light Company; president, Portland Railroad Company; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1880, 1916, 1932; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1883-85, 1890-95; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1887-90; Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives, 1889-90. Died November 27, 1934 (age 93 years, 339 days). Burial location unknown.

Relatives: Married, October 22, 1864, to Julia Dana Hammond (born 1839).

Frederic Osgood Eaton (b. 1872) — also known as Frederic O. Eaton — of Rumford, Oxford County, Maine. Born in Rumford Centre, Oxford County, Maine, June 7, 1872. Son of Cyrus P. Eaton and Mary E. (Howe) Eaton. Republican. Banker; general manager, Rumford Falls Light and Water Co.; member of Maine state house of representatives from Oxford County, 1917-20; member of Maine state senate 3rd District, 1921-24. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Scottish Rite Masons. Burial location unknown.

Relatives: Married, September 14, 1904, to Mary Louise Grierson.

Louis Bertrand Goodall (1851-1935) — also known as Louis B. Goodall — of Sanford, York County, Maine. Born in Winchester, Cheshire County, N.H., September 23, 1851. Son of Thomas Goodall and Ruth (Waterhouse) Goodall. Republican. Woollen manufacturer; officer of railroads and power companies; president, Sanford National Bank; U.S. Representative from Maine 1st District, 1917-21. Unitarian. Died in Sanford, York County, Maine, June 26, 1935 (age 83 years, 276 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Sanford, Maine.

		Relatives: Married, July 21, 1877, to Rose V. Goodwin (1854-1894).
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Robert N. Haskell (1903-1987) — of Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, August 24, 1903. Republican. President, Bangor Hydro-Electric Company; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1945-47; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1948, 1952; Governor of Maine, 1959. Died December 3, 1987 (age 84 years, 101 days). Burial location unknown.

Jesse Felt Libby (b. 1857) — also known as Jesse F. Libby — of Gorham, Coos County, N.H. Born in Locke's Mills, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, February 12, 1857. Son of Abner Chace Libby and Lucy Spofford (Felt) Libby. School principal; lawyer; real estate business; promoter, director, treasurer, Berlin Aqueduct Company and Cascade Light and Power Company; director, president, Lancaster and Jefferson Electric Light Company; director, Gorham National Bank; promoter, director, Berlin Street Railway; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1903, 1905. Congregationalist. Member, Theta Delta Chi; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.

Relatives: Great-grandnephew of Peter Felt; first cousin thrice removed of John Felt and Daniel Felt; second cousin twice removed of Dorman Felt and David Alvaro Felt; son of Abner Chace Libby and Lucy Spofford (Felt) Libby; third cousin once removed of Marcellus Hazen Felt; married, June 2, 1879, to Eva Melissa Young. See Felt family of New Hampshire.

William Shepherd Linnell (1885-1968) — also known as William S. Linnell — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Biddeford, York County, Maine, July 21, 1885. Son of William Franklin Linnell (1842-1927) and Sarah C. (Shepherd) Linnell. Republican. Lawyer; president, Portland Gas Light Company; director, National Bank of Commerce, Portland director, Bancroft & Martin Rolling Mills Company; member of Maine Governor's Council, 1925-28; member of Maine Republican State Committee, 1928; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1936; member of Republican National Committee from Maine, 1937-40. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Rotary. Died in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, February 14, 1968 (age 82 years, 208 days). Burial location unknown.

Relatives: Married, November 12, 1912, to Jessie E. Hopkinson.

Sumner Wallace (1856-1920) — of Rochester, Strafford County, N.H. Born in Berwick, York County, Maine, March 7, 1856. Son of Ebenezer Gowell Wallace and Sarah Esther (Greenfield) Wallace. Republican. Shoe manufacturer; director of banks, railroads, and electric utilities; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1885; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1899-1900; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1904; Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1908. Member, Theta Delta Chi; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died, of a cerebral hemorrhage, in Lake Wales, Polk County, Fla., January 11, 1920 (age 63 years, 310 days). Interment at Rochester Cemetery, Rochester, N.H.

Relatives: Nephew of Edwin Wallace; son of Ebenezer Gowell Wallace and Sarah Esther (Greenfield) Wallace; brother of Albert Wallace; married, January 30, 1884, to Harriet Zerega Curtis (died 1907); married, July 27, 1910, to Alice Frost (Coffin) Forbes. See Wallace family of New Hampshire.

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