The Maine Senate - Past Presidents

Past Senate Presidents

To acquaint you with the lives and times of the individuals who have presided over the Maine Senate and perhaps give you a little flavor of the times in which they served...

from the book "Presidents of the Senate of Maine"
by James H. Mundy
copyright 1979 Secretary of the Senate of Maine
& The House and Senate Registers

* Served as Acting Governor	(1) Served as US Senator
(G) Elected Governor	(2) Served as US Congressman
(S) Served as House Speaker	(R) Resigned from position

John Chandler: 1820 - Monmouth ^(R)(1)	William Moody: 1820 - Saco ^(R)
*William D. Williamson: 1820, 1821 - Bangor ^(R)(2)	*Daniel Rose: 1822, 1823 - Thomaston
*Benjamin Ames: 1824 - Bath ^(S)	Jonas Wheeler: 1825, 1826 - Camden
^{Robert P. Dunlap: 1827, 1828, 1831 - Brunswick}	*Nathan Cutler: 1829 - Farmington

*Joshua Hall: 1830 - Frankfort	F.O.J. Smith: 1832 - Portland ⁽²⁾
Joseph Williamson: 1833, 1834 - Belfast	Josiah Pierce: 1835, 1836 - Gorham
John C. Talbot: 1837 - East Machias	Nathaniel Littlefield: 1838 - Bridgton ⁽²⁾
Job Prince: 1839 - Turner	Stephen C. Foster: 1840 - Pembroke ⁽²⁾

^{Richard H. Vose: 1841 - Augusta}	^{Samuel H. Blake: 1842 - Bangor}
^*^{Edward Kavanagh: 1843 - Damariscotta} ⁽²⁾	*Virgil D. Parris: 1843 - Buckfield ⁽²⁾
*John W. Dana: 1844 - Fryeburg	Manly B. Townsend: 1845 - Alexander
Stephen H. Chase: 1846 - Fryeburg	*David Dunn: 1846 - Poland ^(s)
John Hodgdon: 1847 - Houlton	Caleb R. Ayer: 1848 - Cornish
William Tripp: 1849 - Wilton	Paulinus M. Foster: 1850 - Anson

Noah Prince: 1851, 1852 - Buckfield	Samuel Butman: 1853 - Dixmont ⁽²⁾
Luther S. Moore: 1854 - Limerick	Franklin Muzzy: 1855 - Bangor
Lot M. Morrill: 1856 - Augusta(G) (1)	*Joseph H. Williams: 1857 - Augusta ^(R)
Hiram Chapman: 1857 - Damariscotta	Seth Scamman: 1858 - Saco
Charles W. Goddard: 1859 - Auburn	Thomas H. Marshall: 1860 - Belfast

John H. Goodenow: 1861, 1862 - Alfred	Nathan A. Farwell: 1863 - Rockland
George B. Barrows: 1864 - Fryeburg	David D. Stewart: 1865 - St. Albans
William Wirt Virgin: 1866 - Norway	Nathaniel A. Burpee: 1867 - Rockland
Josiah Crosby: 1868 - Dexter	Stephen D. Lindsey: 1869 - Norridgework ⁽²⁾

William W. Bolster: 1870 - Dixfield	Charles Buffum: 1871 - Orono
Reuben Foster: 1872 - Waterville ⁽²⁾	John B. Foster: 1873 - Bangor
John E. Butler: 1874 - Biddeford	Edmund F. Webb: 1875 - Waterville ^(S)
Thomas W. Hyde: 1876, 1877 - Bath	Warren H. Vinton: 1878 - Gray
J. Manchester Hayes: 1879 - Augusta ^(S)	Joseph A. Locke: 1880-1882 - Portland

John L. Cutler: 1883-1884 - Bangor	William D. Pennell: 1885-1886 - Lewiston
*Sebastian S. Marble: 1887-1888 - Waldoboro	Henry Lord: 1889-1890 - Bangor

Charles F. Libby: 1891-1892 - Portland	Albert M. Spear: 1893-1894 - Gardiner
George M. Seiders: 1895-1896 - Portland	Albert R. Day: 1897-1898 - Corinna
Oliver B. Clason: 1899-1900 - Gardiner	Hannibal E. Hamlin: 1901-1902 - Ellsworth
Harry R. Virgin: 1903-1904 - Portland	Forrest Goodwin: 1905-1906 - Skowhegan
Fred J. Allen: 1907-1908 - Sanford	Luere B. Deasy: 1909-1910 - Bar Harbor

Nathan Clifford: 1911-1912 - Cape Elizabeth	Carl E. Milliken: 1913-1914 - Island Falls ^(G)
Ira G. Hersey: 1915-1916 - Houlton ⁽²⁾	Taber D. Bailey: 1917-1918 - Bangor
Leon F. Higgins: 1919-1920 - Brewer	*Percival P. Baxter: 1921 - Portland ^(R)(G)

Charles E. Gurney: 1921-1922 - Portland	Frank G. Farrington: 1923-1924 - Augusta ^(S)
Hodgdon C. Buzzell: 1925-1926 - Belfast	Frank H. Holley: 1927-1928 - North Anson ^(S)

J. Blaine Morrison: 1929-1930 - Philips	Burleigh Martin: 1931-1932 - Augusta ^(S)
Harold H. Murchie: 1933-1934 - Calais	Harold E. Weeks: 1935-1936 - Fairfield
Frederick J. Burns: 1937-1938 - Houlton	Sumner Sewall: 1939-1940 - Bath ^(G)

Nathaniel Thompkins: 1941 - Houlton ^(R)(S)	Francis H. Friend: 1942 - Skowhegan
Horace A. Hildreth: 1943-1944 - Cumberland ^(G)	George D. Varney: 1945-1948 - Kittery ^(S)

*Burton M. Cross: 1949-1952 - Augusta ^(G)	*Nathaniel Haskell: 1953 - Portland ^(R)(S)
John F. Ward: 1954 - Millinocket ^(S)	*Robert N. Haskell: 1955-1958 - Bangor
*John H. Reed: 1959 - Fort Fairfield ^(G)	Earle M. Hillman: 1960-1962 - Bangor

Robert A. Marden: 1963-1964 - Waterville	Carlton D. Reed, Jr.: 1965-1966 - Woolwich
Joseph B. Campbell: 1967-1968 - Augusta	Kenneth P. MacLeod: 1969-1974 - Brewer
Joseph Sewall: 1975-1982 - Old Town	Gerard P. Conley: 1983-1984 - Portland
Charles P. Pray: 1985-1992 - Millinocket	Dennis L. Dutremble: 1993-1994 - Biddeford
Jeffrey H. Butland: 1995-1996 -Cumberland	Mark W. Lawrence: 1997-2000 - Kittery

Michael H. Michaud: 2000-2001-East Millinocket (2)	Richard A. Bennett 2001-2002 - Norway
Beverly C. Daggett 2002-2004 - Augusta	Beth Edmonds 2004-2008 - Freeport
Elizabeth H. Mitchell 2008-2010 - Vassalboro ^(S) Justin L. Alfond 2012-2014 - Portland	Kevin L. Raye 2010-2012 - Perry

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