Frederick William Plaisted (July 26, 1865 - March 4, 1943) was an American

United States

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 politician and the 48th Governor of Maine

Governor of Maine

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Early life

Plaisted was born in Bangor, Maine

Bangor, Maine

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 on July 26, 1865. He studied at local schools and at the St. Johnsbury Academy in Vermont. He established a career in publishing. He owned and edited The New Age in Augusta from 1889-1914.

Plaisted was the son of Harris Plaisted, Civil War general and Governor of Maine. The Plaisteds were Democrats in a majority Republican state. His father won the gubanatorial election by only 200 votes.

Politics

Plaisted served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1896. He held that position again in 1900. He became the mayor of 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...

 in 1906, and held that position until 1910. He was also the Kennebec County sheriff from 1907-1908.

He was nominated by the Democratic party for the governorship of Maine in 1910 and he went on to win the general election. He held the governor's office from January 4, 1911 to January 1, 1913. He was unsuccessful in his re-election bid.

The last Democratic governor of Maine, 28 years before, had been his father.

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