Oakley C. Curtis

Oakley Chester Curtis ( born March 29, 1865 in Portland, Maine, † February 22, 1924 in Falmouth, Maine ) was an American politician and 1915-1917 Governor of the State of Maine.

Early years and political rise

Oakley Curtis attended the local schools of his home. After school, he worked in banking. He was also president of several companies such as the Casco Mercantile Trust Company, or U.S. Trust Company. His political career began in 1901 when he was elected for one year to the City Council of Portland. Between 1903 and 1904 he was a member of the House of Representatives of Maine; 1905 to 1908 he was in the state Senate. Then he was mayor of Portland. This office he held from 1911-1914.

Governor of Maine

In 1914 he was elected as a candidate of his Democratic Party as the new governor of Maine, where he prevailed with 44:42 percent of the vote against Republican incumbent William T. Haines. He joined his two-year term of office on 6 January 1915. During this time the laws regulating child and female labor were improved in Maine. In the area of ​​schooling mobile school libraries were introduced. Nevertheless, Curtis was not possible in 1916 to be re-elected.

After the end of his term on January 3, 1917, Curtis withdrew from politics and devoted himself to his private interests. He died on 22 February 1924 in Falmouth. Oakley Curtis was married to Edith L. Hamilton. Together they had five children.