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Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
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The state attorney general in each of the 50 U.S. states and territories is the chief legal advisor to the state government and the state's chief law enforcement officer. In some states, the attorney general serves as the head of a state department of justice, with responsibilities similar to those...
| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erastus Foote | 1820 | 1831 | |
| Jonathan P. Rogers | 1832 | 1833 | |
| Nathan Clifford Nathan Clifford Nathan Clifford was an American statesman, diplomat and jurist.Clifford was born of old Yankee stock in Rumney, New Hampshire, to farmers, the only son of seven children He attended the public schools of that town, then the Haverhill Academy in New... |
1834 | 1837 | Democratic |
| Daniel Goodenow | 1838 | 1838 | |
| Stephen Emery | 1839 | 1840 | |
| Daniel Goodenow | 1841 | 1841 | |
| Otis L. Bridges | 1842 | 1843 | |
| W.B.S. Moor | 1844 | 1847 | |
| Samuel H. Blake | 1848 | 1848 | |
| Henry Tallman | 1849 | 1852 | |
| George Evans George Evans George Evans may refer to:*George Evans *George Evans, 1st Baron Carbery , Irish politician*George Evans, 4th Baron Carbery , British politician*George Evans , Australian explorer... |
1853 | 1854 | Whig |
| John S. Abbott | 1855 | 1855 | |
| George Evans George Evans George Evans may refer to:*George Evans *George Evans, 1st Baron Carbery , Irish politician*George Evans, 4th Baron Carbery , British politician*George Evans , Australian explorer... |
1856 | 1856 | Whig |
| Nathan D. Appleton | 1857 | 1859 | |
| G.W. Ingersoll | 1860 | 1860 | |
| J.H. Drummond | 1860 | 1863 | |
| John A. Peters John A. Peters (1822-1904) John Andrew Peters was a U.S. Congressman from Maine, and the uncle of John Andrew Peters. He was also Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.... |
1864 | 1866 | Republican |
| William P. Frye William P. Frye William Pierce Frye was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Frye spent most of his political career as a legislator, serving in the Maine House of Representatives and U.S. House of Representatives before being elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served for 30 years and died in... |
1867 | 1869 | Republican |
| Thomas Brackett Reed Thomas Brackett Reed Thomas Brackett Reed, , occasionally ridiculed as Czar Reed, was a U.S. Representative from Maine, and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1889–1891 and from 1895–1899... |
1870 | 1872 | Republican |
| Harris M. Plaisted Harris M. Plaisted Harris Merrill Plaisted was an American Civil War general, U.S. Congressman, and the 38th Governor of Maine.-Biography:... |
1873 | 1875 | Republican |
| Lucilius A. Emery | 1876 | 1878 | |
| William H. McLellan | 1879 | 1879 | |
| Henry B. Cleaves Henry B. Cleaves Henry Bradstreet Cleaves was an American politician and the 43rd Governor of Maine.-Early life:Cleaves was born in Bridgton, Maine on February 6, 1840. He studied at local schools.-American Civil War:... |
1880 | 1884 | Republican |
| Orville D. Baker | 1885 | 1888 | |
| Charles E. Littlefield Charles E. Littlefield Charles Edgar Littlefield was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Lebanon, Maine on June 21, 1851. He attended the common schools and Foxcroft Academy. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Rockland... |
1889 | 1892 | Republican |
| Frederick A. Powers | 1893 | 1896 | |
| William T. Haines William T. Haines William T. Haines was an American politician and the 49th Governor of Maine.- Early years :Haines was born in Levant, Maine on August 7, 1854. He graduated from the University of Maine in 1876. He then studied at the Albany Law School and completed his LL.B. degree in 1878. He established a... |
1897 | 1900 | Republican |
| George M. Seiders | 1901 | 1904 | |
| Hannibal Emery Hamlin | 1905 | 1908 | |
| W.C. Philbrook | 1909 | 1910 | |
| Cyrus R. Tupper | 1911 | 1911 | |
| William Robinson Pattangall William Robinson Pattangall William Robinson Pattangall was a Maine politician, particularly known for his support of public schools and opposition to the Ku Klux Klan. He was later the Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Court retiring on July 16, 1935.... |
1911 | 1912 | |
| Scott Wilson | 1913 | 1914 | |
| William R. Pattangall | 1915 | 1916 | |
| Guy H. Sturgis | 1917 | 1920 | |
| Ransford W. Shaw | 1921 | 1924 | |
| Raymond Fellows | 1925 | 1928 | |
| Clement F. Robinson | 1929 | 1932 | |
| Clyde R. Chapman | 1933 | 1936 | |
| Franz U. Burkett | 1937 | 1940 | |
| Frank I. Cowen | 1941 | 1944 | |
| Ralph W. Farris | 1945 | 1950 | |
| Alexander A. LaFleur | 1951 | 1954 | |
| Frank F. Harding | 1955 | 1958 | |
| Frank E. Hancock | 1959 | 1964 | |
| Richard J. Dubord | 1965 | 1966 | |
| James S. Erwin | 1967 | 1971 | |
| Jon A. Lund | 1972 | 1974 | |
| Joseph E. Brennan | 1975 | 1978 | Democratic |
| Richard S. Cohen | 1979 | 1980 | |
| James E. Tierney | 1981 | 1990 | Democratic |
| Michael Carpenter | 1991 | 1994 | |
| Andrew Ketterer | 1995 | 2000 | |
| G. Steven Rowe G. Steven Rowe G. Steven Rowe, known commonly as Steve Rowe, is a Maine politician. A Democrat, he first entered politics in 1992 as a member of the Maine House of Representatives. In 1998, he became the 94th Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, serving until he was term-limited from the House in 2000... |
2001 | 2009 | Democratic |
| Janet T. Mills Janet T. Mills Janet Trafton Mills is a former Attorney General of the US state of Maine and current vice chair of the Maine Democratic Party. She was elected by the Maine State Legislature on January 6, 2009, succeeding G. Steven Rowe. She is the first woman to hold the position of State Attorney General in Maine... |
2009 | 2010 | Democratic |
| William Schneider William Schneider (politician) William J. Schneider is a Maine politician and lawyer. Schneider was appointed the attorney general of Maine following the election of Governor Paul LePage. He is a retired United States Army officer.... |
2011 | present | Republican |