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Preceded by
  
John Fairfield

Name
  
Richard Vose

Party
  
Whig Party

Alma mater
  
Bowdoin College

Education
  
Bowdoin College


Political party
  
Whig

Died
  
January 19, 1864

Succeeded by
  
Edward Kent

Role
  
Former Governor of Maine

Resigned
  
January 13, 1841

Born
  
November 8, 1803 Augusta, Maine (
1803-11-08
)

Previous office
  
Governor of Maine (1841–1841)

Richard Hampton Vose (November 8, 1803 – January 19, 1864) was an American politician and the 14th Governor of Maine for two days in 1841.

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Early life

Vose was born in Augusta (in modern-day Maine, then a part of Massachusetts), on November 8, 1803 and was graduated from Bowdoin College in 1822.

Career

Vose served as a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1824, 1835, 1838 and 1839. He was a member of the Maine State Senate from 1840 to 1841. In 1841, he was Senate President. John Fairfield, Governor of Maine at the time, resigned on January 12, 1841 after having been elected to the United States Senate to fill the term of Sen. Reuel Williams who had also resigned. As Senate President, Vose filled Fairfield's unexpired term. He served as Governor of Maine from January 12, 1841 to January 13, 1841. Edward Kent became the governor on January 13, 1841. He returned to his original position and finished his term.

Death

He died on January 19, 1864.

References

Richard H. Vose Wikipedia