Pearl Tenney Haskell (March 10, 1868 – April 13, 1919) was an American physician, politician, and

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coach. He served as the head football coach at

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in 1891 where he was a

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. Haskell attended

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and then studied at the

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for a year. He graduated from Bowdowin's Medical School of Maine in 1893. He practice medicine in Union, Sanbornville, and

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. Haskell was a member of the

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from 1911 to 1913. He was the superintendent of the Maine State Hospital in

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for five years until his death on April 13, 1919. He was found dead from accidental gasoline asphyxiation, in his home's garage in Bangor.

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