Background
Rolde, Neil Richard was born on July 25, 1931 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of L. Robert and Lillian Tabitha (Lewis) Rolde.
(This is a double biography of two men—father and son—who ...)
This is a double biography of two men—father and son—who left a vivid imprint on the State of Maine. James Phinney Baxter, the father, was six times mayor of Portland, creator of its modern park system, and one of Maine's foremost historians. His wealth, which he made in the canning business, was left to Percival, the youngest of his six sons, who achieved immortality by using it to buy Maine's highest and most beautiful mountain, Katahdin, and 200,000 surrounding acres. As a legislator and governor, Percival had tried to persuade the government to preserve this gem of the north, and when he failed, he did it himself, leaving it to the people of Maine as a magnificent state park. This is a fascinating look at Maine in an era stretching from before the Civil War to the end of the 1960s.
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Rolde, Neil Richard was born on July 25, 1931 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of L. Robert and Lillian Tabitha (Lewis) Rolde.
Bachelor of Science, Yale University, 1953; Master of Science, Columbia University, 1954.
Gubernatorial assistant, State of Maine, Augusta, 1966-1972; state representative, State of Maine, Augusta, 1972-1990. Commissioner Maine Health Care Reform Commission, Augusta, 1994-1996.
(This is a double biography of two men—father and son—who ...)
Chairman board directors Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation, Lewiston and Bangor, Maine, since 1997, Bigelow Ocean Science Laboratory, University Boothbay Harbor, Maine, since 1997. Trustee University New England, Biddeford, Maine, since 1980. Health committee candidate Maine Legislation United States Senate, Augusta, 1982-1990.
Member board overseers Heller School of Social Welfare, since 1993. Member Institute of Medicine Committee President's Circuit, National Academy of Sciences.
Married Carlotta Florsheim, March 12, 1960. Children: Claudia, Nicolette, Andrea, Danielle.