Job Prince

Job Prince (March 17, 1795 - April 30, 1875) was an American politician from Maine. Originally from Buckfield, Massachusetts (which became part of Maine in 1820) Prince served four terms in the Maine Legislature representing Turner, Maine. Each term was elected annually. In 1834, he spent his first and only term in the Maine House of Representatives. Four years later in 1838, Prince was elected to the Maine Senate. Re-elected a year later, Prince was elected Senate President. Prince won his seat again in 1854. In 1860, he joined the Governor's Council.^[1]

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Job Prince
Member of the Executive Council of Maine
In office 1860
Governor	Lot M. Morrill
16th President of the Maine Senate
In office January 2, 1839 – January 1, 1840
Preceded by	Nathaniel Littlefield
Succeeded by	Stephen C. Foster
Member of the Maine Senate
In office January 31, 1854 – January 3, 1855 Serving with Hiram Hubbard
Preceded by	John J. Holman
Constituency	13th district (Oxford County)
In office January 3, 1838 – January 1, 1840 Serving with Edward L. Osgood
Preceded by	Isaac Strickland
Succeeded by	David Hammons
Constituency	11th district (Oxford County)
Member of the Maine House of Representatives from Turner
In office January 1, 1834 – January 7, 1835
Preceded by	Daniel Hutchinson
Succeeded by	Ajalon Dillingham
Personal details
Born	(1795-03-17)March 17, 1795 Buckfield, District of Maine, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	April 30, 1875(1875-04-30) (aged 80) Turner, Maine, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Zilpha Spaulding ​ ​ (m. 1821; died 1844)​ Olive Leavitt ​ ​ (m. 1844)​
Relatives	Noah Prince (brother)
Occupation	Farmer politician
Military service
Battles/wars	War of 1812
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He served in many local offices in Androscoggin County, including County Commissioner, Judge of Probate and Tax Assessor. A farmer, Prince served as President of the Oxford County Agricultural Society as well.^[2]

1. ^ "Legislators Biographical Search". Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library. Archived from the original on December 20, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
2. ^ "Maine Memory Network Job Prince, Turner, 1839". Retrieved October 6, 2014.

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