Frederic E. Boothby

Frederic Eleazer Boothby (December 3, 1845 – January 7, 1923) was an American railroad manager and politician.

Early life Frederic Eleazer Boothby was born on December 3, 1845, in Norway, Maine, to Sophia Packard (née Brett) and Levi Thompson Boothby. At a young age, he moved to South Paris, Maine. He attended Oxford Normal Institute in South Paris. He attended grammar and high schools in Waterville and Waterville Academy (later Coburn Classical Institute).

Career From 1861 to 1864, Boothby was assistant postmaster of Waterville under Charles R. McFadden. On May 1, 1864, he became master of transportation of the Maine Central Railroad Company. A few months later he was appointed general ticket agent. In 1871, after the railroad consolidated with the Central and Portland & Kennebec railroads, he took charge of the freight accounting department, headquartered in Augusta, and became paymaster. In 1875, after offices moved to Portland, he was appointed general passenger and ticket agent of the Maine Central Railroad. He was also general passenger agent for Phillips & Rangeley Lake Railroad and the Portland, Mt. Desert & Machias Steamboat Company. He was director of the Union Safe Deposit & Trust Company in Portland and the North East Summer Resort Association. He was treasurer and trustee of Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary in Portland. He was president of Forest City Loan & Building Association. After his brother W. A. R.'s death, he became director of the Boothby and Bartlett Company of Waterville. He was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in Waterville.

Legacy Boothby Square in Portland was named after him.