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In 1933 Cross won a seat on the Augusta Common Council and four years later in 1937 moved up to the Board Of Aldermen , presiding over both bodies. Elected to the Maine House in 1941 he served two terms before moving up to the Senate in 1945 . He became majority floor leader in 1947 and President Of The Senate in 1949 until 1952 . In 1952 Cross won the Republican nomination for Governor and went on to defeat Democrat , 1953 , Cross' official elected term of office began. Although exonerated in a liquor scandal, a politically wounded Cross was defeated in his reelection bid in 1954 by Democratic challenger, Edmund S. Muskie , by over 20,000 votes. Cross never sought public office again but returned to private life engaging in the insurance and stock brokerage business until his Retirement in 1971 . In 2001 , after major renovations, the Maine State Office Building was dedicated to Cross. A plaque in his honor is located in the second floor lobby.
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