Frederick Robie

Frederick Robie
39thGovernor 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	August 12, 1822 Gorham,Maine,U.S.
Died	February 3, 1912(1912-02-03)(aged 89) Gorham, Maine, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Bowdoin College
Profession	Physician

Frederick Robie(August 12, 1822 – February 3, 1912) was an American physician and politician who most notably served as the39thGovernor of Maine.

Early life

Robie was born inGorham, Maineand studied at the Gorham Academy. He graduated fromBowdoin Collegein 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.

Civil War

During theAmerican Civil War,Robie accepted an appointment from PresidentAbraham LincolnasPaymasterofUnited States Volunteers.He served with theArmy of the Potomacfrom 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.

Politics

Robie was elected to theMaine House of Representativesin 1859. Re-elected in 1860, he left office to serve in theUnion Army.At the end of the war, Robie was elected to theMaine Senatein 1866 and 1867. He wasSpeaker of the Maine House of Representativesin 1872 and 1876. He served as a member of theExecutive Council of Mainein 1880 and from 1881 to 1882. In1882he 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.

Later years

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 on February 3, 1912.

References

• Sobel, Robert and John Raimo.Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978.Greenwood Press, 1988.ISBN0-313-28093-2
• "Governor Frederick Robie".Retrieved2007-12-08.