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60th Governor of Maine
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| In office January 5, 1949 – December 24, 1952 |
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| Preceded by | Horace A. Hildreth |
| Succeeded by | Burton M. Cross |
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| In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959 |
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| Preceded by | Owen Brewster |
| Succeeded by | Edmund Muskie |
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| Born | July 24, 1904 Lewiston, Maine |
| Died | June 15, 1978 Waldoboro, Maine |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Bentley College |
Frederick George Payne (July 24, 1904 – June 15, 1978) was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Maine. He was born in Lewiston, Maine.
Payne was mayor of Augusta, Maine before being elected Governor in 1948. He was reelected as Governor in 1950 and in 1952 was elected to the U.S. Senate.
His senate campaign was financed largely by Howard Hughes, whose life and works had been put under a microscope by incumbent Ralph Owen Brewster and Senator Joseph McCarthy.[citation needed]
Payne was defeated for reelection in 1958 by the Democrat, Ed Muskie. He died in 1978 in Waldoboro, Maine, aged 73.
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Governor of Maine 1949–1952 |
Succeeded by Burton M. Cross |
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United States Senator (Class 1) from Maine 1953–1959 Served alongside: Margaret Chase Smith |
Succeeded by Edmund S. Muskie |
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