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'''William Robinson Pattangall''' (June 29, 1865 – October 21, 1942), also known as '''Patt''' or '''W. R. Pattangall''' (penname ''Stephen A. Douglas Smith''), was a humorist, sage, and judge from [[Maine]] who served as the state's [[attorney general]] and judicial court justice. A [[Democrat]] for much of his life, he later switched party affiliation to become a [[Republican]] due to opposition towards the [[New Deal]].<ref name=bio>October 30, 2015. [https://townyappah.wordpress.com/2015/10/30/william-robinson-pattangall-pembroke-genius/ William Robinson Pattangall, Pembroke Genius]. ''The Town Yappah'''. Retrieved November 6, 2021.</ref><ref name=pattangallswitchesparties>Bullard, F. Lauriston (December 15, 1935). [https://www.nytimes.com/1935/12/15/archives/pattangall-gives-maine-a-new-stir-return-to-the-republican-fold.html PATTANGALL GIVES MAINE A NEW STIR; Return to the Republican Fold After Many Years Another Mark of His Independence.]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 6, 2021.</ref><ref>Grow, Mary (December 30, 2020). [https://townline.org/up-and-down-the-kennebec-valley-maine-supreme-court-chief-justices-from-kennebec-valley-part-2/ Up and down the Kennebec Valley: Maine Supreme Court Chief Justices from Kennebec Valley – Part 2]. ''The Town Line Newspaper''. Retrieved November 6, 2021.</ref>

'''William Robinson Pattangall''' (June 29, 1865 – October 21, 1942), also known as '''Patt''' or '''W. R. Pattangall'''<ref name=appointedchiefjustice>February 2, 1930. [https://www.nytimes.com/1930/02/02/archives/new-chief-justice-on-bench-in-maine-judge-wr-pattangall-it-was-who.html NEW CHIEF JUSTICE ON BENCH IN MAINE; Judge W.R. Pattangall It Was Who Denounced Klan at 1924 Democratic Convention. VERMONT CAMPAIGN OPENS Two Candidates for Governorship Active--Two States Move in Hydroelectric Matters. Vermont's Candidates Active. The Hydroelectric Situation.]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 6, 2021.</ref> (penname ''Stephen A. Douglas Smith''), was a humorist, sage, and judge from [[Maine]] who served as the state's [[attorney general]] and judicial court justice. A [[Democrat]] for much of his life, he later switched party affiliation to become a [[Republican]] due to opposition towards the [[New Deal]].<ref name=bio>October 30, 2015. [https://townyappah.wordpress.com/2015/10/30/william-robinson-pattangall-pembroke-genius/ William Robinson Pattangall, Pembroke Genius]. ''The Town Yappah'''. Retrieved November 6, 2021.</ref><ref name=pattangallswitchesparties>Bullard, F. Lauriston (December 15, 1935). [https://www.nytimes.com/1935/12/15/archives/pattangall-gives-maine-a-new-stir-return-to-the-republican-fold.html PATTANGALL GIVES MAINE A NEW STIR; Return to the Republican Fold After Many Years Another Mark of His Independence.]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 6, 2021.</ref><ref>Grow, Mary (December 30, 2020). [https://townline.org/up-and-down-the-kennebec-valley-maine-supreme-court-chief-justices-from-kennebec-valley-part-2/ Up and down the Kennebec Valley: Maine Supreme Court Chief Justices from Kennebec Valley – Part 2]. ''The Town Line Newspaper''. Retrieved November 6, 2021.</ref>

==Political career==

==Political career==

As was reported during the time, Democrats discounted Pattangall's opposition towards Smith, with the Maine party chair claiming that it diverted "attention from water power."<ref>August 3, 1928. [https://www.nytimes.com/1928/08/03/archives/party-discounts-pattangalls-bolt-maine-democratic-chairman-says-it.html PARTY DISCOUNTS PATTANGALL'S BOLT; Maine Democratic Chairman Says It Is to "Divert Attention From Water Power." JUSTICE SIDES WITH WIFE Rejects Smith and Party's Candidate for Governor--Long aLeader in State.]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 6, 2021.</ref>

As was reported during the time, Democrats discounted Pattangall's opposition towards Smith, with the Maine party chair claiming that it diverted "attention from water power."<ref>August 3, 1928. [https://www.nytimes.com/1928/08/03/archives/party-discounts-pattangalls-bolt-maine-democratic-chairman-says-it.html PARTY DISCOUNTS PATTANGALL'S BOLT; Maine Democratic Chairman Says It Is to "Divert Attention From Water Power." JUSTICE SIDES WITH WIFE Rejects Smith and Party's Candidate for Governor--Long aLeader in State.]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 6, 2021.</ref>

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