Frederick W. Plaisted

Frederick W. Plaisted (1910)

Frederick William Plaisted (born July 26, 1865 in Bangor , Maine , † March 4, 1943 ) was an American politician and governor of the state of Maine from 1911 to 1913 .

Early years

Plaisted was the son of Harris M. Plaisted , who was governor of Maine between 1881 and 1883. He attended local schools in his home country and St. Johnsbury Academy in Vermont . Then he got involved in publishing. Between 1889 and 1914 he was the owner and editor of the newspaper "The New Age" in Augusta. Plaisted's political career in the Democratic Party began in 1896 when he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention . He held this position again four years later. Between 1906 and 1910 he was mayor of Augusta . At the same time he was 1907-1908 Sheriff in Kennebec County . In 1910 he was elected as his party's candidate for the new governor of Maine. This made him the first Democrat to serve as governor of Maine since 1883, when his father's tenure ended.

Governor of Maine

Plaisted began his two-year term on January 4, 1911. During this time, a constitutional amendment was planned that would have repealed the Prohibition Act of 1883. However, the draft was rejected by referendum. After a re-election in 1912 had failed, Frederick Plaisted had to resign on January 1, 1913 from his office. After the end of his tenure, Plaisted withdrew from politics and devoted himself to his private affairs. The ex-governor, who was married to Frances Gullifer, died on March 4, 1943 and was buried in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Bangor.

Web links

• Frederick Plaisted in the National Governors Association (English)
• Frederick W. Plaisted in the database of Find a Grave (English)