Frederik Harold Dubord (December 14, 1891 – October 14, 1964) was an American attorney and politician from

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. Dubord served five terms as the

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Waterville, Maine Waterville is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, Kennebec County, Maine, United States, on the west bank of the Kennebec River. The city is home to Colby College and Thomas College. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census the populatio ...

, from 1928 to 1932. In

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, Dubord was the Maine Democratic Party's nominee for governor, which he lost to Republican

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. On June 29, 1955, Dubord was appointed as a justice to the

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by old friend and governor

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. A year later, on October 4, 1956, he was appointed to the

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. He retired from that position on December 10, 1962.

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