Raymond Fellows

Raymond Fellows
Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
In office
1954–1956
Appointed byBurton M. Cross
Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
In office
1946–1954
Appointed byHorace Hildreth
Maine Attorney General
In office
1925–1928
GovernorOwen Brewster
Personal details
BornRaymond Fellows
(1885-10-17)October 17, 1885
Bucksport, Maine, U.S.
DiedSeptember 3, 1957(1957-09-03) (aged 71)
Bangor, Maine, U.S.
PartyRepublican
Spouse
Madge Gilmore
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(m. 1909; died 1957)​
Children3
EducationUniversity of Maine College of Law (LLB)

Raymond Fellows (October 17, 1885 – September 3, 1957) was an American attorney, Republican politician, and jurist from Bucksport, Maine. He served as justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from 1946 to 1956, including as chief justice from 1954 to 1956.

Early life and education

Raymond Fellows was born on October 17, 1885, in Bucksport, Maine, to parents Oscar Fowler Fellows and Eva Marie Fling Fellows (née Fling). His father, Oscar, was an attorney and a Republican politician who served as speaker of the Maine House of Representatives from 1903 to 1904. His younger brother, Frank Fellows, served in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 until his death in 1954.

Fellows graduated from the University of Maine College of Law, earning a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) in 1909.

Fellows served as Maine Attorney Generalfrom 1925 to 1928 during the administration of Governor Owen Brewster. In 1932, he chaired the Maine Republican State Committee in 1932.

In 1946, Governor Horace Hildreth appointed Fellows to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. He served as an associate justice until 1954, when Governor Burton M. Cross elevated him to chief justice. Fellows held that position until 1956.

Personal life and death

Fellows married Madge Gilmore, the daughter of Maine State Treasurer Pascal P. Gilmore, on April 11, 1909. Together they had two daughters and a son.

Fellows died on September 3, 1957, at a hospital in Bangor, Maine, aged 71.

References

  1. ↑ "The Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine, 1820 to 2015". Cleaves Law Library. 2006.
  2. 1 2 "Maine Supreme Court Chief and Associate Justices". Maine State Legislature. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "The Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine, 1820 to 2009". Nathan & Henry B. Cleaves Law Library. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Rep. Frank Fellows Dies After Suffering Relapse." (1951, August 27). Biddeford Daily Journal, pp. 2–2.
  5. 1 2 Gilmore Ancestry Or The Direct Line of Descent From John Gilmore The Massachusetts Immigrant Ancestor to Pascal Pearl Gilmore And His Grandchildren Etc. Also The Same in the Corresponding Lines of Pearl, Coombs and Spofford (PDF). Bucksport, Maine: Bucksport Printing Co. 1925. Retrieved 18 June 2026.