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Carl Milliken | |
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| 51st Governor of Maine | |
| In office January 3, 1917 – January 5, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | Oakley C. Curtis |
| Succeeded by | Frederic H. Parkhurst |
| President of the Maine Senate | |
| In office January 2, 1913 – January 5, 1915 | |
| Maine State Senator | |
| In office January 2, 1909 – January 2, 1913 | |
| Member of theMaine House of Representatives | |
| In office 1905–1908 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 13, 1877 Pittsfield, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | May 1, 1961 (aged 83) Massachusetts |
| Political party | Progressive;Republican |
| Alma mater | Bates College Harvard University |
Carl Elias Milliken (July 13, 1877 – May 1, 1961) was anAmericanpolitician, andbusiness executive. He served as the 51stgovernor of Maine, and was the Chief Spokesman for theMotion Picture Association of America.
A native ofPittsfield, Maine, Milliken was the son of Charles Arthur Milliken and Phoebe Ellen Knowlton. Milliken graduated fromBates College in 1897. He went on to receive hismaster's degree fromHarvard University in 1899, before moving toIsland Falls, Maine, to enter the lumber business.
During the next six years, Milliken held positions as general manager of two lumber companies and an axe manufacturer and as president of a local telephone company.
His political career began in 1905, when he was elected to theMaine House of Representatives. Milliken moved up to theMaine State Senate in 1909, and was president of that body from 1913 to 1915.
Running forGovernor of Maine as a Republican Party candidate in 1916, Milliken easily defeated theDemocratic Party incumbent,Oakley C. Curtis.[1] He was reelected in 1918, this time by a smaller margin over Bertrand McIntire. As governor, he strictly enforced state and federal alcohol prohibition laws, which he strongly supported. Milliken lost renomination toFrederic Hale Parkhurst in the 1920 Republican primary.[2]
Milliken left office on January 5, 1921. The following year, he became executive secretary and chief spokesman of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association (later theMotion Picture Association of America), the movie industry's first self-censorship body. Milliken served as executive secretary for more than two decades, retiring in 1947.
After stepping down from the MPAA, Milliken served as the managing trustee of Teaching Film Custodians, a trust for educational films, and also served a term as president of theAmerican Baptist Foreign Missionary Society.
Milliken married twice. His first wife, the former Emma Chase, died in 1930. He then married her sister, Caroline Chase. With his first wife, Milliken had one son and six daughters. His first wife was the daughter of his alma mater's presidentGeorge Colby Chase, while his second wife was Chase's other daughter.[3]
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forGovernor of Maine 1916,1918 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Governor of Maine 1917–1921 | Succeeded by |
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