List of Presidents of the Maine Senate
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| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Hometown |
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| John Chandler John Chandler John Chandler was an American politician and soldier of Maine. The political career of Chandler, a Democratic-Republican, was interspersed with his involvement in the state militia during both the American Revolutionary War and War of 1812.Chandler was born in Epping, New Hampshire, the brother of... |
1820 | 1820 | Democratic-Republican | Monmouth Monmouth, Maine Monmouth is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,785 at the 2000 census. It is a popular summer resort area, with many lakeside cottages.-History:... |
| William Moody | 1820 | 1820 | Democratic-Republican | Saco Saco, Maine Saco is a city in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 18,482 at the 2010 census. It is home to Ferry Beach State Park, Funtown Splashtown USA, Thornton Academy, as well as General Dynamics Armament Systems , a subsidiary of the defense contractor General Dynamics... |
| William D. Williamson William D. Williamson William Durkee Williamson was the second Governor of the U.S. state of Maine and one of the first congressmen from Maine in the United States House of Representatives. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party... |
1820 | 1821 | Democratic-Republican | Bangor Bangor, Maine Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine... |
| Daniel Rose Daniel Rose (governor) Dr. Daniel Rose was an American politician from the State of Maine. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, and served as president of the Maine Senate. He briefly served as the fourth Governor from January 2 to January 5, 1822, filling an unexpired term between the administrations of... |
1822 | 1823 | Democratic-Republican | Thomaston Thomaston, Maine Thomaston, Maine is a town on the coast of Maine the United States. The name may also refer to:*Thomaston , Maine, a census-designated place comprising the center of the town*South Thomaston, Maine, an adjacent town... |
| Benjamin Ames Benjamin Ames Benjamin Ames was the third Governor of the U.S. state of Maine who served from December 5, 1821 to January 2, 1822. He was born in Andover, Massachusetts and attended Harvard University. He died in 1835 in Houlton, Maine.Ames served as a County Attorney from 1807 to 1811 and then Common Pleas... |
1824 | 1824 | Democratic-Republican | Bath Bath, Maine Bath is a city in Sagadahoc County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 9,266. It is the county seat of Sagadahoc County. Located on the Kennebec River, Bath is a port of entry with a good harbor. The city is popular with tourists, many drawn by its... |
| Jonas Wheeler Jonas Wheeler Jonas Wheeler was an American politician and lawyer. Born in Concord, Massachusetts, Wheeler graduated from Harvard College in 1810. He served as Justice of the Peace, the first representative of Camden, Maine to the Maine House of Representatives and Camden's State Senator. He was the President... |
1825 | 1826 | Democratic-Republican | Camden Camden, Maine Camden is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,254 at the 2000 census. The population of the town more than triples during the summer months, due to tourists and summer residents. Camden is a famous summer colony in the Mid-Coast region of Maine... |
| Robert P. Dunlap Robert P. Dunlap Robert Pinckney Dunlap was the 11th Governor of Maine and a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in Brunswick, Maine, Dunlap was educated by private tutors. He graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1815... |
1827-1828 | 1831 | Democratic-Republican | Brunswick Brunswick, Maine Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 20,278 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Brunswick is home to Bowdoin College, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, , and the... |
| Nathan Cutler Nathan Cutler Nathan Cutler was an American politician from Maine. He was a Democrat.Cutler graduated from Dartmouth College in 1798, and practiced law in Farmington, Maine. He was a delegate to the Maine Constitutional Convention in 1819. In 1828, he was elected to the Maine Senate, and served as Senate... |
1829 | 1829 | Democratic-Republican | Farmington |
| Joshua Hall Joshua Hall Joshua Hall was a Maine legislator who served as the eighth Governor of Maine for 34 days in 1830.... |
1830 | 1830 | Democratic-Republican | Frankfort Frankfort, Maine Frankfort is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,041 at the 2000 census.-History:Frankfort is the oldest town on the Penobscot River, first settled in the 1760s by Massachusetts soldiers from nearby Fort Pownall... |
| F.O.J. Smith Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith Francis Ormond Jonathan Smith was elected from the state of Maine to the United States House of Representatives to serve three terms from 1833 to 1839, serving at one point on the US House of Representatives Committee on Commerce.Smith was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New... |
1832 | 1832 | Democrat | Portland Portland, Maine Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000... |
| Joseph Williamson Joseph Williamson (Maine) Joseph Williamson was an American politician and lawyer. He served as President of the Maine Senate in 1833. During his career, Williamson also worked as a businessman, banker and newspaper editor.... |
1833 | 1834 | Democrat | Belfast Belfast, Maine Belfast is a city in Waldo County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,668. Located at the mouth of the Passagassawakeag River on Penobscot Bay, Belfast is the county seat of Waldo County... |
| Josiah Pierce | 1835 | 1836 | Democrat | Gorham Gorham, Maine Gorham is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 16,381 at the 2010 census. In addition to an urban village center known as Gorham Village or simply "the Village," the town also encompasses a number of smaller, unincorporated villages and hamlets with distinct... |
| John C. Talbot | 1837 | 1837 | Democrat | East Machias East Machias, Maine East Machias is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States on the East Machias River. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 1,298.-Geography:... |
| Nathaniel Littlefield Nathaniel Littlefield Nathaniel Swett Littlefield was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Wells on September 20, 1804. He attended the common schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1827 and commenced practice in Bridgton, where he also served as postmaster from 1827-1841... |
1838 | 1838 | Democrat | Bridgton |
| Job Prince | 1839 | 1839 | Democrat | Turner Turner, Maine Turner is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,972 at the 2000 census. Turner includes the villages of Turner Center and North Turner... |
| Stephen C. Foster | 1840 | 1840 | Democrat | Pembroke Pembroke, Maine Pembroke is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 879 at the 2000 census. The town is home to reversing falls on Mahar's Point.-History:... |
| Richard H. Vose Richard H. Vose Richard H. Vose was an American politician and the 14th Governor of Maine.-Early life:Vose was born in Augusta, Maine, on November 8, 1803 and was graduated from Bowdoin College in 1822.-Career:... |
1841 | 1841 | Democrat | Augusta Augusta, Maine Augusta is the capital of the US state of Maine, county seat of Kennebec County, and center of population for Maine. The city's population was 19,136 at the 2010 census, making it the third-smallest state capital after Montpelier, Vermont and Pierre, South Dakota... |
| Samuel Blake | 1842 | 1842 | Democrat | Bangor |
| Edward Kavanagh Edward Kavanagh Edward Kavanagh was a United States Representative and the 17th Governor of Maine. Born in Newcastle, Maine, he attended Montreal Seminary and Georgetown College, He graduated from St. Mary's College in 1813. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Damariscotta, Maine... |
1843 | 1843 | Democrat | Damariscotta Damariscotta, Maine Damariscotta is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,041 at the 2000 census. A popular tourist resort area, the towns of Damariscotta and Newcastle are linked by the Main Street bridge over the Damariscotta River, forming the "Twin Villages." The name Damariscotta is... |
| Virgil D. Parris Virgil D. Parris Virgil Delphini Parris was a U.S. Representative from Maine, and cousin of Albion Keith Parris.Born in Buckfield, Maine, Parris attended the common schools, whereupon he entered Hebron Academy in Hebron, Maine, then Colby College in Waterville, Maine. He was graduated from Union College at... |
1843 | 1843 | Democrat | Buckfield Buckfield, Maine Buckfield is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. Buckfield is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England City and Town Area. It is a member of Maine School Administrative District 39 along with nearby Hartford and Sumner... |
| John W. Dana John W. Dana John W. Dana was the 19th and 21st Governor of Maine.- Early life :Dana was born in Fryeburg, Maine on June 21, 1808. He studied in local schools and at the Fryeburg Academy. He started his career as a businessman.... |
1844 | 1844 | Democrat | Fryeburg |
| Manly B. Townsend | 1845 | 1845 | Democrat | Alexander Alexander, Maine Alexander is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 514 at the 2000 census. The town is named for Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton, the British negotiator of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty which ended the Aroostook War in 1838-1839.-Geography:According to the... |
| Stephen Chase | 1846 | 1846 | Democrat | Fryeburg |
| David Dunn | 1846 | 1846 | Democrat | Poland Poland, Maine Poland is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,866 at the 2000 census. Home to Range Ponds State Park, Poland is a historic resort area... |
| John Hodgdon | 1847 | 1847 | Democrat | Houlton Houlton, Maine Houlton is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, on the United States – Canada border, located at . As of the 2010 census, the town population was 6,123. It is perhaps best known as being at the northern terminus of Interstate 95 and for being the birthplace of Samantha Smith... |
| Caleb R. Ayer | 1848 | 1848 | Democrat | Cornish Cornish, Maine Cornish is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,269 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area... |
| William Tripp William Tripp William Tripp was an American politician, lawyer, soldier, and surveyor.... |
1849 | 1849 | Democrat | Wilton |
| Paulinus Foster | 1850 | 1850 | Democrat | Anson |
| Samuel Butman Samuel Butman Samuel Butman was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. A farmer and War of 1812 veteran, Butman served in the Maine State House before entering the U.S. House of Representatives, where he representated Maine's seventh congressional district... |
1851 | 1852 | Democrat | Dixmont Dixmont, Maine Dixmont is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,065 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bangor, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:... |
| Luther Moore | 1854 | 1854 | Democrat | Limerick Limerick, Maine Limerick is a town in York County, Maine, United States. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area. The population was 2,240 at the 2000 census.-History:... |
| Franklin Muzzy | 1855 | 1855 | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
Bangor |
| Lot M. Morrill Lot M. Morrill Lot Myrick Morrill was an American statesman who served as the 28th Governor of Maine, in the United States Senate and as Secretary of the Treasury.... |
1856 | 1856 | Republican Maine Republican Party The Maine Republican Party is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Maine. It was founded in Strong, Maine on August 7, 1854. The state Chairman is Charles M. Webster.... |
Augusta |
| Joseph H. Williams Joseph H. Williams Joseph Hartwell Williams was an American politician who served as the 27th Governor of Maine from 1857 to 1858.- Early years :... |
1857 | 1857 | Republican | Augusta |
| Hiram Chapman | 1857 | 1857 | Republican | Damariscotta |
| Seth Scamman | 1858 | 1858 | Republican | Saco |
| Charles Goddard | 1859 | 1859 | Republican | Auburn Auburn, Maine Auburn is a city in and the county seat of Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 23,055 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan... |
| Thomas H. Marshall | 1860 | 1860 | Republican | Belfast |
| John H. Goodenow | 1861 | 1862 | Republican | Alfred Alfred, Maine Alfred is a town in York County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 2,497. Alfred is the county seat of York County and home to part of the Massabesic Experimental Forest... |
| Nathan Farwell | 1863 | 1863 | Republican | Rockland Rockland, Maine Rockland is a city in Knox County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,297. It is the county seat of Knox County. The city is a popular tourist destination... |
| George Barrows | 1864 | 1864 | Republican | Fryeburg |
| David D. Stewart | 1865 | 1865 | Republican | St. Albans St. Albans, Maine St. Albans is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,836 as of the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 47.2 square miles , of which, 44.8 square miles of it is land and 2.3 square miles of... |