Frederick W. Plaisted

Frederick William Plaisted ( born July 26, 1865 in Bangor, Maine, † March 4, 1943 ) was an American politician and 1911-1913 Governor of the State of Maine.

Early years

Plaisted was the son of Harris M. Plaisted, who was between 1881 and 1883 Governor of Maine. He attended the local schools of his home and the St. Johnsbury Academy in Vermont. He then became involved in publishing. Between 1889 and 1914 he was the owner and editor of the newspaper "The New Age " in Augusta. Plaisteds political career in the Democratic Party began in 1896, when he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. He held this four years later held again. Between 1906 and 1910 he was mayor of Augusta. At the same time he was sheriff from 1907 to 1908 in Kennebec County. In 1910 he was elected as a candidate of his party for the new governor of Maine. He was the first Democrat in the governor of Maine since 1883, when the term of office of his father ended.

Governor of Maine

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