Frederic Hale Parkhurst
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Frederic Hale Parkhurst | |
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Percival Baxter | |
Member of the Maine Senate | |
In office 1907–1908 | |
Member of the Maine House of Representatives | |
In office 1895–1896 1899–1902 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Bangor, Maine, U.S. | November 5, 1864
Died | January 31, 1921 Augusta, Maine, U.S. | (aged 56)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Marie Jennings Reid Dorothy Woodman |
Alma mater | George Washington University Law School |
Profession | Attorney Businessman |
Frederic Hale Parkhurst (November 5, 1864 – January 31, 1921) was an American politician. He was the
Biography
He graduated from Washington, D.C.'s Columbian Law School (now George Washington University Law School) in 1887 and became an attorney in Bangor. He soon abandoned the law for business, and became partner with his father in a successful leather manufacturing and retail business.
A Republican, he served on the Bangor City Council from 1893 to 1894 and was the council's president in 1894. He was a member of the Maine House of Representatives from 1895 to 1896 and 1899 to 1902. He was a Delegate to the 1900 Republican National Convention. Parkhurst was also a member of the Maine Militia, serving as Commissary General with the rank of colonel from 1901 to 1904.
From 1907 to 1908 Parkhurst was a member of the
His 26 days as Governor make his term one of the shortest in Maine history; the record belongs to
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