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 1949–54 and in the Maine Senate from 1955–56. 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. 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

  1. ↑ World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
  2. ↑ "Rep. Albee's Sales Tax Plan". The Lewiston Daily Sun. December 26, 1950. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Former Sen. Albee Is Denied Pardon". The Lewiston Daily Sun. May 3, 1958. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Legislators Biographical Search". Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
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