William Robinson Pattangall

William Robinson Pattangall (born June 29, 1865 in Pembroke , Maine , † October 21, 1942 in Augusta , Maine) was an American lawyer and politician who was Maine Attorney General and judge from 1911 to 1912 and again from 1915 to 1916 at the Maine Supreme Judicial Court .

Life

William Robinson Pattangall was born to Ezra Lincoln Pattangall (1829-1907) and Arathusa Brigham Longfellow Pattangall (1834-1922). It was named after his uncle, Captain William Robinson Pattangall, who died in the Civil War in 1864 . He attended local schools and graduated from the University of Maine . There he graduated in 1884.

He then went to sea for two years, until 1886, as the helmsman with his brother Captain Edwin Hobart Pattangall. From 1886 to 1887 he worked as an accountant for the Keith Shoe Factory in Brockton, Massachusetts. He studied law from 1888 to 1893 and was admitted to the bar in 1893.

He moved to Machias and opened a law firm. As a member of the Democratic Party he was from 1897 to 1898, again from 1901 to 1902 and from 1909 to 1912 a member of the House of Representatives from Maine . Pattangall moved to Waterville and was Mayor of Waterville from 1911 to 1913. Pattangall was Maine Attorney General from 1911 to 1912 and again from 1915 to 1916.

Pattangall ran for the United States House of Representatives in 1904, 1913 and 1914. He was a member of the Maine Democratic State Committee in 1905 and was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention of Maine in 1920 and 1924. Ran in 1922 and 1924 he for the office of governor of Maine. The election in 1924 he lost to Owen Brewster who was supported in this election by the Ku Klux Klan . Pattangall positioned himself against the Klan.

He was appointed a judge on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in 1926. Then in 1930 appointed Chief Justice. He held this position until 1935. As a member of the Republican Party , he attended the Republican National Convention from Maine in 1936.

He was President of the Depositors Trust Co., belonged to Unitarianism and was a member of the Beta Theta Pi , the Phi Beta Kappa , and he was also a member of the Freemasons . There he was a member of the Masonic lodges Knights Templar , Knights of Pythias and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks .

He received an honorary doctorate in law from the University of Maine in 1927 and another from Bowdoin College in 1930.

William Robinson Pattangall married Jean Mary Johnson (1866–1887) in 1884. After a short marriage she died of a fever and left behind a young daughter. After her death, he returned from the sea, took care of the daughter and married Gertrude McKenzie Pattangall (1874–1950) in 1892. With her he had three other daughters. He died on October 21, 1942 in Augusta, Maine. His grave is in the Forest Grove Cemetery in Augusta.

Web links

William Robinson Pattangall in the database of Find a Grave (English)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Harrie B. Coe: Maine Biographies . Genealogical Publishing Com, 2003, ISBN 978-0-8063-5124-7 ( books.google.com ).
↑ ^a ^b townyappah: William Robinson Pattangall, Pembroke Genius. In: wordpress.com. Retrieved February 27, 2016 .
^ William R. Pattangall, Captain, United States Army. In: arlingtoncemetery.net. Retrieved February 27, 2016 .
^ ^A ^b ^c Judge William Robinson "Will" "Pat" Pattangall (1865-1942) - Find A Grave Memorial. In: findagrave.com. Retrieved February 27, 2016 .
^ Maine Attorneys General, 1820- | Maine State Legislature. In: maine.gov. legislature.maine.gov, accessed February 27, 2016 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c History of Mayors, City of Waterville, Maine ( February 27, 2016 memento in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved February 27, 2016
^ Reed Ueda: A Companion to American Immigration . John Wiley & Sons, 2011, ISBN 978-1-4443-9165-7 ( books.google.com ).
↑ Maine Supreme Court Chief and Associate Justices | Maine State Legislature. In: maine.gov. legislature.maine.gov, accessed February 27, 2016 .
↑ Lawrence Kestenbaum: The Political Graveyard: Kennebec County, Maine. In: politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved February 27, 2016 .
↑ Honorary Doctor of Laws Bowsoin College ( Memento of 27 February 2016 Internet Archive accessed) on February 27, 2016

personal data
SURNAME	Pattangall, William Robinson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	June 29, 1865
PLACE OF BIRTH	Pembroke , Maine
DATE OF DEATH	October 21, 1942
Place of death	Augusta , Maine

[Bio-1] Harrie B. Coe: Maine Biographies . Genealogical Publishing Com, 2003, ISBN 978-0-8063-5124-7 ( books.google.com ).

[Typ-2] townyappah: William Robinson Pattangall, Pembroke Genius. In: wordpress.com. Retrieved February 27, 2016 .

[3] William R. Pattangall, Captain, United States Army. In: arlingtoncemetery.net. Retrieved February 27, 2016 .

[Find-4] A ^b ^c Judge William Robinson "Will" "Pat" Pattangall (1865-1942) - Find A Grave Memorial. In: findagrave.com. Retrieved February 27, 2016 .

[5] Maine Attorneys General, 1820- | Maine State Legislature. In: maine.gov. legislature.maine.gov, accessed February 27, 2016 .

[Major-6] History of Mayors, City of Waterville, Maine ( February 27, 2016 memento in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved February 27, 2016

[7] Reed Ueda: A Companion to American Immigration . John Wiley & Sons, 2011, ISBN 978-1-4443-9165-7 ( books.google.com ).

[8] Maine Supreme Court Chief and Associate Justices | Maine State Legislature. In: maine.gov. legislature.maine.gov, accessed February 27, 2016 .

[9] Lawrence Kestenbaum: The Political Graveyard: Kennebec County, Maine. In: politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved February 27, 2016 .

[10] Honorary Doctor of Laws Bowsoin College ( Memento of 27 February 2016 Internet Archive accessed) on February 27, 2016