Maine Secretaries of State, 1820 -
Secretaries of State Portraits, 1820-1965, at Maine State Archives
YEAR
NAME & RESIDENCE
1822
Ashur Ware
1823-28
Amos Nichols
1829-30
Edward Russell, North Yarmouth
1831-35
Roscoe G. Greene
1836-37
Asaph R. Nichols
1838
Samuel P. Benson, Winthrop
1839
Asaph R. Nichols
1840
Philip C. Johnson
1841
Samuel P. Benson, Winthrop
1842-45
Philip C. Johnson
1845
William B. Hartwell, Augusta
1846-49
E.B. French, Damariscotta
1850-53
John G. Sawyer
1854-55
Alden Jackson
1856
Caleb R. Ayer, Cornish
1857
Alden Jackson
1858-60
Noah Smith, Jr., Calais
1861-63
Joseph B. Hall, Presque Isle
1864-67
Ephraim Flint, Jr., Dover
1868-71
Franklin M. Drew, Brunswick
1872-75
George G.. Stacy, Richmond
1875
Sidney Perham, Paris
1876-78
Sumner J. Chadbourne, Dixmont
1879
Edward H. Gove, Biddeford
1880
S.J. Chadbourne, Augusta
1881-84
Joseph O. Smith, Skowhegan
1885-90
Oramandal Smith, Litchfield
1891-1896
Nicholas Fessenden, Fort Fairfield
1897-1906
Byron Boyd, Augusta
1907-1910
Arthur I. Brown, Belfast
1911-1912
Cyrus W. Dabis, Waterville
1913-1914
Joseph E. Alexander, Richmond
1915-1916
John E. Bunker, Bar Harbor
1917-1926
Frank W. Ball, Dover
1927-1932
Edgar C. Smith, Dover-Foxcroft
1933-1934
Robinson C. Tobey, Augusta
1935-1936
Lewis O. Barrows, Newport
1937-1942
Frederick Robie, Gorham
1943-1960
Harold I. Goss, Gardiner
1961-1964
Paul A. MacDonald, North Whitefield
1965-1966
Kenneth M. Curtis, Cape Elizabeth
1967-1974
Joseph T. Edgar, Bar Harbor
1975-1978
Markham L. Gartley, Greenville
1979-1988
Rodney S. Quinn, Gorham
1989-1996
G. William Diamond, Windham
1997-2004
Dan Gwadosky, Fairfield
2005-2010
Matthew Dunlap, Old Town
2011-2012
Charles Summers, Jr., Scarborough
2013-2020
Matthew Dunlap, Old Town
2021-
Shenna Bellows, Manchester
Sources:
Laws of the State of Maine, Civil Government for the Political Year/s, LLRL Digital Library
House and Senate Registers
(Portland) Daily Argus, 1/10/1845, p. 2 "Appointments"
The Bath Daily Times, 11/13/1875, p. 2 "By the Governor A Proclamation"
3/13/2026 A-Z List
Secretaries of State Portraits, 1820-1965, at Maine State Archives
| YEAR | NAME & RESIDENCE |
| 1822 | Ashur Ware |
| 1823-28 | Amos Nichols |
| 1829-30 | Edward Russell, North Yarmouth |
| 1831-35 | Roscoe G. Greene |
| 1836-37 | Asaph R. Nichols |
| 1838 | Samuel P. Benson, Winthrop |
| 1839 | Asaph R. Nichols |
| 1840 | Philip C. Johnson |
| 1841 | Samuel P. Benson, Winthrop |
| 1842-45 | Philip C. Johnson |
| 1845 | William B. Hartwell, Augusta |
| 1846-49 | E.B. French, Damariscotta |
| 1850-53 | John G. Sawyer |
| 1854-55 | Alden Jackson |
| 1856 | Caleb R. Ayer, Cornish |
| 1857 | Alden Jackson |
| 1858-60 | Noah Smith, Jr., Calais |
| 1861-63 | Joseph B. Hall, Presque Isle |
| 1864-67 | Ephraim Flint, Jr., Dover |
| 1868-71 | Franklin M. Drew, Brunswick |
| 1872-75 | George G.. Stacy, Richmond |
| 1875 | Sidney Perham, Paris |
| 1876-78 | Sumner J. Chadbourne, Dixmont |
| 1879 | Edward H. Gove, Biddeford |
| 1880 | S.J. Chadbourne, Augusta |
| 1881-84 | Joseph O. Smith, Skowhegan |
| 1885-90 | Oramandal Smith, Litchfield |
| 1891-1896 | Nicholas Fessenden, Fort Fairfield |
| 1897-1906 | Byron Boyd, Augusta |
| 1907-1910 | Arthur I. Brown, Belfast |
| 1911-1912 | Cyrus W. Dabis, Waterville |
| 1913-1914 | Joseph E. Alexander, Richmond |
| 1915-1916 | John E. Bunker, Bar Harbor |
| 1917-1926 | Frank W. Ball, Dover |
| 1927-1932 | Edgar C. Smith, Dover-Foxcroft |
| 1933-1934 | Robinson C. Tobey, Augusta |
| 1935-1936 | Lewis O. Barrows, Newport |
| 1937-1942 | Frederick Robie, Gorham |
| 1943-1960 | Harold I. Goss, Gardiner |
| 1961-1964 | Paul A. MacDonald, North Whitefield |
| 1965-1966 | Kenneth M. Curtis, Cape Elizabeth |
| 1967-1974 | Joseph T. Edgar, Bar Harbor |
| 1975-1978 | Markham L. Gartley, Greenville |
| 1979-1988 | Rodney S. Quinn, Gorham |
| 1989-1996 | G. William Diamond, Windham |
| 1997-2004 | Dan Gwadosky, Fairfield |
| 2005-2010 | Matthew Dunlap, Old Town |
| 2011-2012 | Charles Summers, Jr., Scarborough |
| 2013-2020 | Matthew Dunlap, Old Town |
| 2021- | Shenna Bellows, Manchester |
Sources:
Laws of the State of Maine, Civil Government for the Political Year/s, LLRL Digital Library
House and Senate Registers
(Portland) Daily Argus, 1/10/1845, p. 2 "Appointments"
The Bath Daily Times, 11/13/1875, p. 2 "By the Governor A Proclamation"
3/13/2026 A-Z List