The Political Graveyard: Lincoln County, Maine

Ephraim Wilder Farley (1817-1880) — also known as E. Wilder Farley — of Newcastle, Lincoln County, Maine. Born in Newcastle, Lincoln County, Maine, August 29, 1817. Democrat. Member of Maine state house of representatives, 1843, 1851-53; U.S. Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1853-55; defeated, 1854; member of Maine state senate, 1856; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1860. Died in Newcastle, Lincoln County, Maine, April 3, 1880 (age 62 years, 218 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Bristol Mills Cemetery
Bristol, Lincoln County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

Charles Edward Chamberlain (1845-1899) — also known as C. E. Chamberlain — of Bristol, Lincoln County, Maine. Born in Bristol, Lincoln County, Maine, August 25, 1845. Grocer; postmaster at Bristol, Maine, 1878-99. Died in Bristol, Lincoln County, Maine, June 10, 1899 (age 53 years, 289 days). Interment at Bristol Mills Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Leonard Chamberlain and Eliza (Poole) Chamberlain; married to Margaret Jane 'Maggie' Blanchard.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Pemaquid Cemetery
Bristol, Lincoln County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

Dorcas J. Gray (1855-1950) — also known as Dorcas Gray — of Pemaquid Beach, Bristol, Lincoln County, Maine. Born in 1855. Postmaster at Pemaquid Beach, Maine, 1897-1901. Female. Died in 1950 (age about 95 years). Interment at Pemaquid Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married to Charles F. Gray.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

New Harbor Cemetery
New Harbor, Bristol, Lincoln County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

Alice Daniels Poole (1879-1962) — also known as Alice D. Poole; Alice Daniels Prentice — of Pemaquid, Bristol, Lincoln County, Maine. Born in Bristol, Lincoln County, Maine, September 4, 1879. Democrat. Postmaster at Pemaquid, Maine, 1919-31. Female. Died in Damariscotta, Lincoln County, Maine, April 5, 1962 (age 82 years, 213 days). Interment at New Harbor Cemetery.

		Relatives: Daughter of William Henry Prentice and Ella (Farrow) Prentice; married, November 21, 1901, to Chester Wells Poole.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Hillside Cemetery
Damariscotta, Lincoln County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

Ezra Bartlett French (1810-1880) — also known as Ezra B. French — of Damariscotta, Lincoln County, Maine. Born in Landaff, Grafton County, N.H., September 23, 1810. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1838-40; member of Maine state senate, 1842-45; secretary of state of Maine, 1845-50; newspaper editor; U.S. Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1859-61. Died in Washington, D.C., April 24, 1880 (age 69 years, 214 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery.

St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
Damariscotta Mills, Damariscotta, Lincoln County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

Edward Kavanagh (1795-1844) — of Damariscotta Mills, Lincoln County, Maine. Born in Newcastle, Lincoln County, Maine, April 27, 1795. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1826-28; U.S. Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1831-35; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Portugal, 1835-41; member of Maine state senate, 1842; Governor of Maine, 1843-44. Catholic. First Catholic member of Congress from New England. Died January 22, 1844 (age 48 years, 270 days). Interment at St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery.

Pine Grove Cemetery
Dresden Mills, Dresden, Lincoln County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

Thomas Bowman (1848-1917) — of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Born in Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine, May 25, 1848. Democrat. Mayor of Council Bluffs, Iowa, 1882; postmaster at Council Bluffs, Iowa, 1885-89, 1894-98; U.S. Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1891-93. Died in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, December 1, 1917 (age 69 years, 190 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Fairview Cemetery
Jefferson, Lincoln County, Maine
See also Findagrave page for this location.

Politicians buried here:

Forrest Herbert Bond (1885-1965) — also known as Forrest H. Bond — of Jefferson, Lincoln County, Maine. Born in Jefferson, Lincoln County, Maine, May 12, 1885. Republican. Member of Maine state senate, 1925-26; member of Maine Republican State Committee, 1928. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Grange; Moose; Maccabees. Died in 1965 (age about 80 years). Interment at Fairview Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Samuel Bond and Eva J. (Weeks) Bond; married, February 4, 1909, to Jennie L. Shackley.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Cemetery on River Road
Newcastle, Lincoln County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

Frances Perkins (1882-1965) — also known as Mrs. Paul Caldwell Wilson — of Newcastle, Lincoln County, Maine. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., April 10, 1882. Democrat. Sociologist; New York State Industrial Commissioner, 1929-33; U.S. Secretary of Labor, 1933-45; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1948. Female. Episcopalian. Member, American Civil Liberties Union. First woman to serve in the Cabinet; inducted, National Women's Hall of Fame, 1982. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., May 14, 1965 (age 83 years, 34 days). Interment at Cemetery on River Road.

		Relatives: Daughter of Frederick W. Perkins and Susan Perkins; married, September 26, 1913, to Paul Caldwell Wilson.
		See also NNDB dossier
		Books about Frances Perkins: Kirstin Downey, The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR'S Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience
		Image source: Social Security Administration

Congregational Cemetery
Newcastle, Lincoln County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

Edwin Flye (1817-1886) — of Maine. Born in Newcastle, Lincoln County, Maine, March 4, 1817. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1868; U.S. Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1876-77. Died in Ashland, Boyd County, Ky., July 12, 1886 (age 69 years, 130 days). Interment at Congregational Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Central Cemetery
Waldoboro, Lincoln County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

Isaac Reed (1809-1887) — of Maine. Born in Waldoboro, Lincoln County, Maine, August 22, 1809. Member of Maine state senate, 1839; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1842; U.S. Representative from Maine 4th District, 1852-53; candidate for Governor of Maine, 1854. Died September 19, 1887 (age 78 years, 28 days). Interment at Central Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

German Lutheran Cemetery
Waldoboro, Lincoln County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

Frederick George Payne (1904-1978) — also known as Frederick G. Payne — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine; Waldoboro, Lincoln County, Maine. Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, July 24, 1904. Republican. Mayor of Augusta, Maine, 1934-41; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Governor of Maine, 1949-52; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1953-59; defeated, 1958. Congregationalist. Member, Kiwanis; Lions. Died in Waldoboro, Lincoln County, Maine, June 15, 1978 (age 73 years, 326 days). Interment at German Lutheran Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Frederick G. Payne and Nellie G. (Smart) Payne; married, February 27, 1944, to Ella Hodgdon.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography

Rural Cemetery
549 Washington Road
Waldoboro, Lincoln County, Maine
See also Findagrave page for this location.

Politicians buried here:

Henry Farrington (1837-1925) — of Waldoboro, Lincoln County, Maine; Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Waldoboro, Lincoln County, Maine, June 16, 1837. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; member of Maine state senate, 1911-12. Member, Freemasons. Died April 6, 1925 (age 87 years, 294 days). Interment at Rural Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of George Farrington and Harriet (Orff) Farrington; married, June 15, 1862, to Susan A. Heyer; father of John Henry Farrington; fourth cousin once removed of Eugene Harvey Libby.
		Political family: Libby-Felt family of Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Waldoboro Cemetery
Waldoboro, Lincoln County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

Benjamin Brown (1756-1831) — of Massachusetts. Born in Swansea, Bristol County, Mass., September 23, 1756. Physician; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1809, 1811-12, 1819; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 16th District, 1815-17. Died in Waldoboro, Lincoln County, Maine, September 17, 1831 (age 74 years, 359 days). Interment at Waldoboro Cemetery.

		Relatives: Nephew of John Brown.
		Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Sprague family of Providence, Rhode Island; Beakes-Greene-Witter family; Shippen-Middleton family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Whitefield Cemetery
Whitefield, Lincoln County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

Caleb Cummings Libby (1847-1903) — also known as Caleb C. Libby — of Pittston, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Pittston, Kennebec County, Maine, March 25, 1847. Republican. Physician; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1893-94; member of Maine state senate, 1901-03; died in office 1903. Died October 20, 1903 (age 56 years, 209 days). Interment at Whitefield Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Caleb Libby and Lydia (Briggs) Libby; married, September 8, 1881, to Martha L. 'Mattie' Blodgett; fourth cousin once removed of Isaac Libbey, George Winthrop Maston Pitman, Joseph Pitman, Joseph Washburn Yates, Harrison Libbey and Fred Melville Libby.
		Political family: Libby-Felt family of Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Ancient Cemetery
Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

John Dennis McCrate (1802-1879) — also known as John D. McCrate — of Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine. Born in Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine, October 1, 1802. Democrat. Member of Maine state house of representatives, 1831; U.S. Representative from Maine 4th District, 1845-47. Died September 11, 1879 (age 76 years, 345 days). Interment at Ancient Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

John Babson (1816-1887) — of Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine. Born in Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine, April 30, 1816. U.S. Collector of Customs, 1854. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 25, 1887 (age 71 years, 148 days). Interment at Ancient Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of John Babson (1781-1825) and Abigail (Hughes) Babson; married, November 25, 1841, to Sarah Stuart MacCrate; first cousin twice removed of Roger Ward Babson; second cousin twice removed of Waldo Babson.
		Political family: Babson family of Massachusetts.

Politicians formerly buried here:

Samuel Sewall (1757-1814) — of Massachusetts. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., December 11, 1757. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1784, 1788-96; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1796-1800 (11th District 1796-97, at-large 1797-1800); resigned 1800; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1800-14; chief justice of Massachusetts supreme judicial court, 1814; died in office 1814. Died in Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine, June 8, 1814 (age 56 years, 179 days). Original interment at Ancient Cemetery; reinterment in private or family graveyard.

		Relatives: Son of Samuel Sewall (1715-1771) and Elizabeth (Quincy) Sewall; married to Abigail Devereux; second cousin of Josiah Quincy (1772-1864); second cousin once removed of Josiah Quincy Jr.; second cousin twice removed of Samuel Miller Quincy; second cousin thrice removed of Josiah Quincy (1859-1919) and Arthur Outram Sherman; third cousin of Abigail Adams; third cousin once removed of John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) and William Cranch; third cousin twice removed of George Washington Adams, Charles Francis Adams, Arthur Sewall and Daniel Albert Cony; third cousin thrice removed of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894), Joseph Homan Manley, Brooks Adams and Harold Marsh Sewall.
		Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Sewall-Adams-Quincy family of Maine (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

Evergreen Cemetery
Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

Silas Lee (1760-1814) — of Massachusetts. Born in Concord, Middlesex County, Mass., July 3, 1760. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1793; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1799-1801; U.S. Attorney for Maine, 1801-14; state court judge in Massachusetts, 1805. Died March 1, 1814 (age 53 years, 241 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Orchard Cook (1763-1819) — of Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine. Born in Salem, Essex County, Mass., March 24, 1763. U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 16th District, 1805-11. Died in Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine, August 12, 1819 (age 56 years, 141 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Jeremiah Bailey (1773-1853) — of Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine. Born in Little Compton, Newport County, R.I., May 1, 1773. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1811-14; probate judge in Massachusetts, 1816-20; probate judge in Maine, 1820-34; U.S. Representative from Maine 1st District, 1835-37; defeated, 1836. Died in Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine, July 6, 1853 (age 80 years, 66 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Woodlawn Cemetery
Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

Abiel Wood (1772-1834) — of Massachusetts. Born in Pownalborough (now Wiscasset), Lincoln County, Maine, July 22, 1772. Merchant; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1807-11, 1816; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1813-15; delegate to Maine state constitutional convention, 1819; member of Maine Governor's Council, 1820-21. Died in Belfast, Waldo County, Maine, October 26, 1834 (age 62 years, 96 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Abiel Wood (1743-1811) and Betsey (Tinkham) Wood; married to Hannah Hodge; married, November 24, 1818, to Jane Anderson; married, April 3, 1830, to Lydia Theobald.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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