Frederick Robie | |
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| 39th Governor of Maine | |
| In office January 3, 1883 – January 5, 1887 | |
| Preceded by | Harris M. Plaisted |
| Succeeded by | Joseph R. Bodwell |
| Member of theMaine Senate | |
| In office 1866–1867 | |
| Member of theMaine House of Representatives | |
| In office 1859–1861 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1822-08-12)August 12, 1822 Gorham, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | February 2, 1912(1912-02-02) (aged 89) Gorham, Maine, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Bowdoin College |
| Profession | Physician |
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Frederick Robie (August 12, 1822 – February 2, 1912) was an American physician and politician who most notably served as the 39thgovernor of Maine.
Robie was born inGorham, Maine and studied at the Gorham Academy. He graduated fromBowdoin College in 1841. After graduation, he taught at academies in the Southern states and served as a tutor to the family of Dennis DuPont Hankins, a plantation owner in the Territory of Florida. He then took a medical course atJefferson Medical College,Philadelphia, and received his medical degree in 1844. He had a successful medical career and established medical practices inBiddeford, Maine, and then inWaldoboro, Maine. He later practiced medicine in his hometown of Gorham.
During theAmerican Civil War, Robie accepted an appointment from PresidentAbraham Lincoln asPaymaster ofUnited States Volunteers. He served with theArmy of the Potomac from 1861 to 1863. Robie then was transferred to Boston as Chief Paymaster of theDepartment of New England. He later served in Maine administering the final payments of discharged soldiers.
Robie was elected to theMaine House of Representatives in 1859. Re-elected in 1860, he left office to serve in theUnion Army. At the end of the war, Robie was elected to theMaine Senate in 1866 and 1867. He wasSpeaker of the Maine House of Representatives in 1872 and 1876. He served as a member of theExecutive Council of Maine in 1880 and from 1881 to 1882. In1882 he was the Republican nominee for Governor and was elected by a popular vote. He was re-elected in 1884 by nearly 20,000 votes. He left office on January 5, 1887.
After leaving office, Robie continued his medical practice. He also served on the boards of directors of the First National Bank of Portland and thePortland and Rochester Railroad Company. He died at his home in Gorham in on February 2, 1912.[1]
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forGovernor of Maine 1882, 1884 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Governor of Maine 1883–1887 | Succeeded by |
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