Edward Perrin Edmunds

E. Perrin Edmunds
Chair of the Executive Council of Maine
In office
January 5, 1967 – December 17, 1967
GovernorKenneth M. Curtis
Preceded byRichard Broderick
Succeeded byL. Robert Porteous Jr.
Member of the Executive Council of Maine from the 7th district
In office
January 5, 1967 – December 17, 1967
GovernorKenneth M. Curtis
Preceded byNathan Cohen
Succeeded byHarold L. Stewart
ConstituencyWashington and Aroostook
Member of the Maine Senate from Aroostook County
In office
January 1961 – January 1965
Serving with Edward Cyr and Augusta Christie
Preceded byJohn H. Reed
Succeeded byGlenn H. Manuel
Member of the Maine House of Representatives from Fort Fairfield
In office
January 15, 1958 – January 1961
Preceded byLewis G. Hersey
Succeeded byHarold H. Hopkinson
Personal details
BornEdward Perrin Edmunds
(1925-06-06)June 6, 1925
DiedDecember 17, 1967(1967-12-17) (aged 42)
PartyRepublican
Occupation
  • Farmer
  • politician

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

  1. ^ "Legislators Biographical Search". Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "Northern Maine Community College Library: E. Perrin Edmunds". Northern Maine Community College. Retrieved January 25, 2016.