Fulton J. Redman

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 Maine in 1940 and lost to Republican Sumner Sewall. He was also the publisher of the Portland Evening News.[1]

Fulton J. Redman
Redman, c.1917
Member of the Maine House of Representatives from Hancock County
In office
January 3, 1917  January 1, 1919
Preceded byFrank S. Lord
Succeeded byFred L. Mason
Personal details
Born
Fulton Jarvis Redman

(1885-03-12)March 12, 1885
Ellsworth, Maine, U.S.
DiedSeptember 11, 1969(1969-09-11) (aged 84)
Bar Harbor, Maine, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (1923–1969)
Republican (until 1923)
Spouse
Florence Murphy
(m. 1914)
EducationBowdoin College (AB)
Harvard University (LLB)

He died in 1969.[2]

References

  1. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Red to Redwood". Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  2. "FULTON REDMAN, 84, PUBLISHER IN MAINE". New York Times. September 12, 1969. Retrieved 4 January 2012.


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