Item 12101 - Governor Frederick W. Plaisted, Augusta, ca. 1913 Item 12101 - Governor Frederick W. Plaisted, Augusta, ca. 1913 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Item 12101 Zoom 2862px x 3715px - 9.5"w x 12.4"h @ 300dpi | Need a larger size? *Credit line must read: Collections of Maine Historical Society Image Info Frederick W. Plaisted was editor and later owner of "New Age," an Augusta newspaper. He was elected mayor of Augusta in 1906, 1907, and 1908. Plaisted was the first Democratic sheriff of Kennebec County. He served as governor of Maine from 1911 to 1913. He died in Los Angeles in 1943. Show Details