Ralph Perkins (Maine Politician)
Ralph Linwood Perkins Sr. (1888-1967) was an American farmer and politician from Maine. Perkins, a Republican, served in the Maine House of Representatives from 1919–20 and the Maine Senate from 1927-28. In June 1928, Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon DeForest H. Perkins of Portland resigned following the defeat of Klan-backed candidates Ralph Owen Brewster for U.S. Senate and John Smith for governor. Ralph Perkins (no relation) was mentioned as possible replacement as Grand Dragon. In 1941, Perkins was a vocal proponent of the Townsend Plan The Townsend Plan was an American scheme in 1933–1936 during the Great Depression in the United States to give every person over age 60 a monthly cash payment of $200. It was devised by Francis Townsend, an elderly California physician. The plan ...."Third District Townsend Clubs Meet in Brewer," Bangor Daily News, June 21, 1941. References 1888 births 1967 deaths People from Orono, Maine Republican Party members of the Maine House of ...
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