Earle Albee
Earle Wesley Albee, Sr. (March 17, 1898[1] – February 10, 1963) was an American politician and restaurant owner from Hallowell, Maine. Albee, a Republican from Portland, served in the Maine House of Representatives from 1949 to 1954 and in the Maine Senate from 1955 to 1956. During his time in office, Albee was a proponent of Maine adopting a sales tax.[2]
He was sentenced in May 1957 for accepting money under the pretense of having a drunk driving charge dismissed. He was found guilty and sentenced to two to four years in prison. In May 1958, Albee's request for clemency was denied by Governor Edmund Muskie and the Executive Council.[3]
He died in Pinellas County, Florida, aged 64.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- ^ "Rep. Albee's Sales Tax Plan". The Lewiston Daily Sun. December 26, 1950. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Former Sen. Albee Is Denied Pardon". The Lewiston Daily Sun. May 3, 1958. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Legislators Biographical Search". Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
 | This article about a Maine politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1898 births
- 1963 deaths
- American prisoners and detainees
- Politicians from Hallowell, Maine
- Politicians from Portland, Maine
- Republican Party members of the Maine House of Representatives
- Republican Party Maine state senators
- Maine politicians convicted of crimes
- 20th-century American legislators
- Prisoners and detainees of Maine
- Maine politician stubs