Background
J.H. Drummond was born to Clark and Cynthia (Blackwell) Drummond in Winslow, Maine.
J.H. Drummond was born to Clark and Cynthia (Blackwell) Drummond in Winslow, Maine.
He attended Vassalboro Academy and graduated from Colby College in 1846.
He was a Maine State Representative from Waterville in 1857 - 1858, and Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives in 1858. He was a State Senator in 1859, and resigned his seat to accept the position of Maine Attorney General, which he held from 1860 - 1863. He was again a Maine State Congressman and Speaker of the House in 1868.
He was the Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Colby College from 1890-1902.
He held numerous positions as a Freemason: Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Maine from 1860-1862. In the Scottish Rite, Northern Jurisdiction, he was a Lieutenant Grand Commander from 1862 - 1863 and Sovereign Grand Commander from 1867-1878. And General Grand Master of the General Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters from 1880-1882.
