Name Warren Vinton | Role Politician | |
Warren H. Vinton was an American politician from Maine. Vinton represented Gray, Maine in the Maine House of Representatives and was elected from Cumberland County to the Maine Senate in 5 separate elections. In 1878, Vinton was elected Senate President.
A Republican, Vinton ran for governor as an Independent Republican in 1882. He received only 289 votes and finished in 5th and last place to Republican Frederick Robie. Upon losing, Vinton became a Democrat.
Vinton was born Warren Whitefield Bessey but eventually took the name of a neighbor who raised him.
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