Joseph T. Edgar

Joseph Tappen Edgar was an American politician from Maine. Edgar, a Republican Party|Republican] from Bar [Harbor, Maine|Bar Harbor], was first elected to the Maine [House of Representatives] in 1954.
After serving his first term outside leadership Edgar was elected Speaker of the [Maine House of Representatives]. He served two terms as Speaker before leaving leadership. Re-elected in 1960, Edgar resigned in June 1961 and was replaced by John B. Ellis. In 1967, he was elected by the Maine Legislature as Secretary of State. He retired from that office in 1974 and was replaced by Democrat Markham L. Gartley.