Houlton is a town and county seat of Aroostook County,Maine,United States,on the Canada–United States border. As of the 2020 census,the town's population was 6,055. It is perhaps best known for being at the northern terminus of Interstate 95 and as the birthplace of Samantha Smith,a goodwill ambassador as a child during the Cold War. The town hosts the annual Houlton Agricultural Fair.
The Maine Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maine. It is a bicameral body composed of the lower house Maine House of Representatives and the upper house Maine Senate. The Legislature convenes at the State House in Augusta,where it has met since 1832.
Edward Kent was an American attorney and politician who served as the 12th and 15th Governor of Maine. He was among the last prominent members of the Whig Party in Maine before it collapsed in favor of the Republicans. He is the only Maine governor to have been elected to two non-consecutive terms,though his second term was through direct appointment by the Whig-dominated Maine Legislature.
James Putnam Archibald was a judge of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
The Maine Superior Court is the trial court of general jurisdiction in the Maine state court system.
Llewellyn Powers was a U.S. Representative from Maine and the 44th Governor of Maine.
Shawn Womack is an American lawyer and judge serving as an associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court. He is formerly a circuit court judge for the 14th Judicial District of Arkansas. Earlier,Womack served from 2001 to 2009 as a state senator for District 1,which includes his own Baxter County. During part of his Senate tenure,Womack was the Senate Minority Leader. From 1999 to 2003,he was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives.
The Government of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is the governmental structure of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as established by the Pennsylvania Constitution. It is composed of three branches:executive,legislative and judicial. The state capital of Pennsylvania is Harrisburg.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is governed by a set of political tenets laid down in its state constitution. Legislative power is held by the bicameral General Court,which is composed of the Senate and House of Representatives. The governor exercises executive power with other independently elected officers:the Attorney General,Secretary of the Commonwealth,and Auditor. The state's judicial power rests in the Supreme Judicial Court,which manages its court system. Cities and towns act through local governmental bodies to the extent that they are authorized by the Commonwealth on local issues,including limited home-rule authority. Although most county governments were abolished during the 1990s and 2000s,a handful remain.
Warren C. Philbrook was a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and Attorney General of Maine. A Republican,Philbrook served in a variety of political,legal,and judicial roles throughout the U.S. State of Maine throughout his career. Philbrook was a Freemason and a member of the Knights of Pythias,where he served as Chancellor Commander of Maine.
Daniel Everett "Dan" Wathen is a Maine lawyer and politician. He was Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from March 1992 until October 2001,when he resigned to run for Governor of Maine as a Republican. At the time of his announcement,many pollsters and academics did not believe Wathen would factor into the 2002 gubernatorial election. He was replaced as Chief Justice by Leigh Saufley.
The Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians of Maine (HBMI) is a federally recognized tribe of Maliseet,whose land is along the Meduxnekeag River in Maine,United States. They are headquartered in Littleton,Maine,located in Aroostook County.
Frederick Alton Powers was Attorney General of Maine from 1893 to 1897 and a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from January 2,1900 to 1907.
George M. Hanson was a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Born in New Brunswick,he moved to the United States in 1858. He read law and was admitted to the bar at the age of 21.
Jonathan Garland Dickerson,of Belfast,Maine,was a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from October 24,1862,to September 1,1878.
Joseph White Symonds,of Portland,Maine,was a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from October 16,1878,to March 31,1884.
Nathaniel Tompkins was an American politician and jurist from Maine. Tompkins,a Republican,was elected to five terms in the Maine Legislature,including three in the Maine House of Representatives and two in the Maine Senate. During his tenure in the House,he served as House Speaker in 1935–1936. In 1938,he was elected to the Maine Senate. After being re-elected in 1940,Tompkins was elected by his fellow State Senators to be Senate President. He was appointed as a circuit court judge mid-way through his only term as President. Four years later,on July 27,1945,he was appointed to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. He served in that position until his death in April 1949. He died in the Aroostook County Court House in Houlton.
Brigadier General Frank M. Hume was the commanding officer of the 103rd Infantry,26th Division during World War I. Hume was involved in the Spanish–American War and World War I. He earned the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his service,as well as the Croix de Guerre.
Frank George Farrington was an American lawyer and politician from Maine. Farrington,a Republican from Augusta,severed four terms in the Maine Legislature,including two in the Maine House of Representatives and two in the Maine Senate. He lost the Republican gubernatorial primary in 1924 to Ku Klux Klan-backed Ralph Owen Brewster by just 581 votes.
