Maine Secretaries of State, 1820 -
Secretaries of State Portraits, 1820-1965, at Maine State Archives
YEAR
NAME & RESIDENCE
1820-21
Ashur Ware, Portland
1822-28
Amos Nichols, Augusta
1829-30
Edward Russell, North Yarmouth
1831-34
Roscoe G. Greene, Portland
1835-37
Asaph R. Nichols, Augusta
1838
Samuel P. Benson, Winthrop
1839
Asaph R. Nichols, Augusta
1840
Philip C. Johnson, Augusta
1841
Samuel P. Benson, Winthrop
1842-44
Philip C. Johnson, Augusta
1845
William B. Hartwell, Augusta
1846-49
E.B. French, Damariscotta
1850-53
John G. Sawyer, Augusta
1854-55
Alden Jackson, Augusta
1856
Caleb R. Ayer, Cornish
1857
Alden Jackson, Augusta
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
1872-74
George G.. Stacy, Richmond (resigned)
1875
Sidney Perham, Paris (filled vacancy)
1876-78
S.J. Chadbourne, E., Dixmont
1879
Edward H. Gove, Biddeford
1880
S.J. Chadbourne, Augusta
1881-84
Joseph O. Smith, Augusta
1885-92
Oramandal Smith, Litchfield
1891-96
Nicholas Fessenden, Fort Fairfield
1897-1906
Byron Boyd, Augusta
1907-10
Arthur I. Brown, Belfast
1911-12
Cyrus W. Dabis, Waterville
1913-14
Joseph E. Alexander, Richmond
1915-16
John E. Bunker, Eden
1917-26
Frank W. Ball, Dover
1927-32
Edgar C. Smith, Augusta
1933-34
Robinson C. Tobey, Augusta
1935-36
Lewis O. Barrows, Newport
1937-41
Frederick Robie, Gorham
1942-60
Harold I. Goss, Gardiner
1961-64
Paul A. MacDonald, Coopers Mills
1965-66
Kenneth M. Curtis, Cape Elizabeth
1967-74
Joseph T. Edgar, Farmingdale
1975-78
Markham L. Gartley, Greenville
1979-88
Rodney S. Quinn, Augusta
1989-96
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
2020-
Shenna Bellows, Manchester
Source: House and Senate Registers
12/9/2024 A-Z List
Secretaries of State Portraits, 1820-1965, at Maine State Archives
| YEAR | NAME & RESIDENCE |
| 1820-21 | Ashur Ware, Portland |
| 1822-28 | Amos Nichols, Augusta |
| 1829-30 | Edward Russell, North Yarmouth |
| 1831-34 | Roscoe G. Greene, Portland |
| 1835-37 | Asaph R. Nichols, Augusta |
| 1838 | Samuel P. Benson, Winthrop |
| 1839 | Asaph R. Nichols, Augusta |
| 1840 | Philip C. Johnson, Augusta |
| 1841 | Samuel P. Benson, Winthrop |
| 1842-44 | Philip C. Johnson, Augusta |
| 1845 | William B. Hartwell, Augusta |
| 1846-49 | E.B. French, Damariscotta |
| 1850-53 | John G. Sawyer, Augusta |
| 1854-55 | Alden Jackson, Augusta |
| 1856 | Caleb R. Ayer, Cornish |
| 1857 | Alden Jackson, Augusta |
| 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 |
| 1872-74 | George G.. Stacy, Richmond (resigned) |
| 1875 | Sidney Perham, Paris (filled vacancy) |
| 1876-78 | S.J. Chadbourne, E., Dixmont |
| 1879 | Edward H. Gove, Biddeford |
| 1880 | S.J. Chadbourne, Augusta |
| 1881-84 | Joseph O. Smith, Augusta |
| 1885-92 | Oramandal Smith, Litchfield |
| 1891-96 | Nicholas Fessenden, Fort Fairfield |
| 1897-1906 | Byron Boyd, Augusta |
| 1907-10 | Arthur I. Brown, Belfast |
| 1911-12 | Cyrus W. Dabis, Waterville |
| 1913-14 | Joseph E. Alexander, Richmond |
| 1915-16 | John E. Bunker, Eden |
| 1917-26 | Frank W. Ball, Dover |
| 1927-32 | Edgar C. Smith, Augusta |
| 1933-34 | Robinson C. Tobey, Augusta |
| 1935-36 | Lewis O. Barrows, Newport |
| 1937-41 | Frederick Robie, Gorham |
| 1942-60 | Harold I. Goss, Gardiner |
| 1961-64 | Paul A. MacDonald, Coopers Mills |
| 1965-66 | Kenneth M. Curtis, Cape Elizabeth |
| 1967-74 | Joseph T. Edgar, Farmingdale |
| 1975-78 | Markham L. Gartley, Greenville |
| 1979-88 | Rodney S. Quinn, Augusta |
| 1989-96 | 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 |
| 2020- | Shenna Bellows, Manchester |
Source: House and Senate Registers
12/9/2024 A-Z List