Fulton J. Redman
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Portrait of Redman, c. 1917
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| Member of the Maine House of Representatives from Hancock County | |
| In office January 3, 1917 – January 1, 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Frank S. Lord |
| Succeeded by | Fred L. Mason |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fulton Jarvis Redman (1885-03-12)March 12, 1885 Ellsworth, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | September 11, 1969(1969-09-11) (aged 84) Bar Harbor, Maine, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (1923–1969) Republican (until 1923) |
| Spouse |
Florence Murphy (m. 1914) |
| Education | Bowdoin College (AB) Harvard University (LLB) |
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Fulton Jarvis Redman (March 12, 1885 – September 11, 1969) was a Maine politician and newspaper editor. He was born in Ellsworth and was elected as a Republican to a term in the Maine House of Representatives in 1916. He later joined the Democratic Party and was one of the state organization's most prominent leaders during the first half of the 20th century. He was twice a delegate to the Democratic National Convention: first in 1924 and then in 1940. He ran for the U.S. Senate three times: in 1924 (against Bert M. Fernald), in 1926 (against Arthur R. Gould), and in 1942 (against Wallace H. White Jr.). He ran for Governor of Mainein1940 and lost to Republican Sumner Sewall. He was also the publisher of the Portland Evening News.[1]
He died in 1969.[2]
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| Preceded by Earl Newbert |
Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Maine (Class 2) 1924, 1926 |
Succeeded by Frank W. Haskell |
| Preceded by | Democratic nominee for Governor of Maine 1940 |
Succeeded by |
| Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Maine (Class 2) 1942 |
Succeeded by Adrian H. Scolten | |
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