Earle Albee
Earle Wesley Albee, Sr. was an American politician and restaurant owner from Hallowell, Maine. Albee, a Republican from Portland, served in the Maine House of Representatives from 1949–54 and in the Maine Senate from 1955–56. During his time in office, Albee was a proponent of Maine adopting a sales tax.
He was sentenced in May 1957 for accepting money under the pretense of having a drunk driving charge dismissed. He was found guilty and sentenced to two to four years in prison. In May 1958, Albee's request for clemency was denied by Governor Edmund Muskie and the Executive Council.
He died in Pinellas County, Florida, aged 64.
