William E. Brewster

William Edmund Brewster (September 1, 1858 – December 7, 1945) was an American banker, merchant, and politician from

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Born in

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served two years as Governor (1924 – 1928), three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (1935 – 1941) and two terms in the U.S. Senate (1941 – 1952).

In business, he was the president of Dexter Savings Bank and First National Bank as well as a trustee of Eastern Trust and Banking Company of Bangor. He also ran a grocery store in Dexter for 50 years. A Republican from Dexter, Brewster served on the Dexter School Board for four years prior to running for the Maine House of Representatives.^[1] He was elected to three non-consecutive two-year terms in the Maine House (1918, 1922, and 1926). During his second term, his son, Ralph Owen Brewster, served in the Maine Senate. During his third and final term, the younger Brewster served his second of two terms as Maine's governor.

Brewster died on December 7, 1945, at

Harry Truman sent a telegram to then Senator Brewster offering his condolences.^[2]

References

^ Biographical Sketches of the Members of the Senate and House of Representatives of Maine (Volume XXIX ed.). Kennebec Journal Company. 1919. p. 19.
^ "Dexter Pays Its Last Tribute To Wm. E. Brewster". The Bangor Daily News. 10 December 1945. p. 2.

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[BioSketches-1] Biographical Sketches of the Members of the Senate and House of Representatives of Maine (Volume XXIX ed.). Kennebec Journal Company. 1919. p. 19.

[2] "Dexter Pays Its Last Tribute To Wm. E. Brewster". The Bangor Daily News. 10 December 1945. p. 2.

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