Harris M. Plaisted

Harris Merrill Plaisted ( November 2, 1828 in Jefferson, Coos County, New Hampshire; † January 30, 1898 in Bangor, Maine ) was an American politician and 1881-1883 Governor of the State of Maine.

Early years

Plaisted attended until 1853 the Waterville College. He then studied at the Albany Law School law. After graduating in 1856 and was admitted to his lawyer, he began to practice in his new profession in Bangor. During the Civil War he served in the Union Army and brought it there until the Major General. In the years 1867 and 1868 was Plaisted deputy in the House of Representatives from Maine. At this time he was still a member of the Republican Party, whose national party he attended in 1876 as a delegate. Between 1873 and 1875 he was Attorney General of Maine, from 1875 to 1877, he represented his state in the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1879 he fell out with the Republican Party and stepped over to the Democrats. In 1880 he was chosen as their candidate for governor.

Governor of Maine

Plaisted began his two -year term on 13 January 1881. This was overshadowed by the conflict between him and the Republican majority in parliament, which challenged all of his appointments and difficult for him to govern. In 1882, his failed attempt at re-election; therefore he had to give up his post on 13 January 1883. After the end of his tenure, Plaisted withdrew from politics and devoted himself to journalism. Between 1884 and 1898 he was editor of the newspaper "New Age", which appeared in Augusta. Harris Plaisted died in January 1898 and was buried in Bangor. He was married twice and had four children. His son Frederick Plaisted was 1911-1913 also Governor of Maine.

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