Elective History
- Maine State Senate - 1909-1910
- Maine House of Representatives - 1916-1919
- Maine State Senate - 1919-1921 (President in Pro-Tempe in 1921)
- Governor of Maine - 1921-1924 (succeeded upon death of Governor Frederic H. Parkhurst and then elected to one term
- Unsuccessful run for U.S. Senate - 1926
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