Neil Rolde

Neil Rolde (July 25, 1931^[1] – May 15, 2017) was an American historian, author, philanthropist and politician from Maine.

Neil Rolde
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
In office 1974–1990
Personal details
Born	(1931-07-25)July 25, 1931 Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	May 15, 2017(2017-05-15) (aged 85) York, Maine, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Residence	York, Maine
Alma mater	Yale University
Profession	Author, Historian
Website	http://neilroldeauthor.com/

Rolde was born and grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts. He studied at Phillips Academy in Andover. He earned a BA in English Literature at Yale University and a masters in journalism at Columbia University.

In 1990, Rolde won the Democratic Party's nomination but lost to the incumbent Republican Senator Bill Cohen.^[2]

Rolde died of natural causes at his home in York, Maine on May 15, 2016 at the age of 85.^[3]