Edward Perrin Edmunds
E. Perrin Edmunds | |
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| Chair of the Executive Council of Maine | |
| In office January 5, 1967 – December 17, 1967 | |
| Governor | Kenneth M. Curtis |
| Preceded by | Richard Broderick |
| Succeeded by | L. Robert Porteous Jr. |
| Member of the Executive Council of Maine from the 7th district | |
| In office January 5, 1967 – December 17, 1967 | |
| Governor | Kenneth M. Curtis |
| Preceded by | Nathan Cohen |
| Succeeded by | Harold L. Stewart |
| Constituency | Washington and Aroostook |
| Member of the Maine Senate from Aroostook County | |
| In office January 1961 – January 1965 Serving with Edward Cyr and Augusta Christie | |
| Preceded by | John H. Reed |
| Succeeded by | Glenn H. Manuel |
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives from Fort Fairfield | |
| In office January 15, 1958 – January 1961 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis G. Hersey |
| Succeeded by | Harold H. Hopkinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Perrin Edmunds June 6, 1925 |
| Died | December 17, 1967 (aged 42) Augusta, Maine, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
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Edward Perrin Edmunds (June 6, 1925 – December 17, 1967) was an American politician and potato grower from Maine. Edmunds, a Republican from Fort Fairfield, served from 1957 to 1964 in the Maine Legislature. He spent two terms (1957-1960) in the Maine House of Representatives and two (1961-1964) in the Maine Senate. During his final term in the Senate, he was chosen Majority Leader.[1]
During his time in the Senate, Edmunds was instrumental in the founding of Northern Maine Community College. Edmunds was a large potato farmer and grower. He also served as president of the National Bank of Fort Fairfield.[2]
References
- ^ "Legislators Biographical Search". Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ^ "Northern Maine Community College Library: E. Perrin Edmunds". Northern Maine Community College. Retrieved January 25, 2016.