JOSEPH ROBINSON BODWELL

Bodwell, Joseph Robinson (1818-1887) — of Hallowell, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Methuen (part now in Lawrence), Essex County, Mass., June 19, 1818. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1880, 1884; Governor of Maine, 1887; died in office 1887. Died in Hallowell, Kennebec County, Maine, December 15, 1887. Interment at Hallowell Cemetery, Hallowell, Maine.
Parents:
Joseph Bodwell 1771–1848
Mary Howe 1775–
Spouse: Hannah C. Bodwell b. abt 1826
Children:
Joseph F. Bodwell b. abt 1863

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Massachusetts Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell