Contributed by Maine State Archives
Description
Hodgdon Charles Buzzell (1878-1948), a lawyer, served in the Maine House of Representatives in 1917, 1919, 1921 and 1923 before being elected to the State Senate and becoming president of
that body in 1925.
In 1926, he tried unsuccessfully to win his party’s nomination to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Bert M. Fernald.
In 1939, he returned to the State House of Representatives and was elected its speaker. In 1942 he was elected Mayor of Belfast. He also served as Judge of Probate.
About This Item
- Title: Hodgdon C. Buzzell, Belfast, ca. 1925
- Creation Date: circa 1926
- Subject Date: circa 1926
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Locations:
- Belfast, Waldo County, ME
- Media: Carte de visite
- Dimensions: 7.6 cm x 5 cm
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Maine. Legislature. Senate
- Legislators--Maine
- Buzzell, Hodgdon Charles, 1878-1948--Portrait photographs
- Cartes de visite
- Maine--Politics and government
People
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Maine State Archives84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084
(207) 287-5790
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