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Linwood E. Palmer Jr.
Linwood E. Palmer Jr. (November 22, 1921 – July 24, 2008) was an American politician from Maine. A Republican from Nobleboro, he served six terms (12 years) in the Maine Legislature, including 10 in the Maine House of Representatives (1946–50 and 1972–78) and two in the Maine Senate (1951–52). During Palmer's last two terms in the Legislature (1974–78), he served as House Minority Leader. In 1978, Palmer won the Republican nomination for governor, but lost the general election to Democratic State Senator Joseph E. Brennan of Portland. Palmer attended Colby College, Andover Newton Theological School and the University of Maine The University of Maine (UMaine or UMO) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Orono, Maine. It was established in 1865 as the land-grant college of Maine and is the Flagship universities, flagshi .... References 1921 births 2008 deaths People from Nobleboro, Maine Minority leade ...
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Nobleboro, Maine
Nobleboro, founded in 1788, is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,791 at the 2020 census. Nobleboro is named for Arthur Noble's son Arthur II. Part of Nobleboro was part of Shem Drowne's claim in the 1730s. History On August 7, 1823, Maine's first recorded meteorite fall occurred in Nobleboro. Observers initially mistook it for musket fire. The meteorite is stored at the Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has an area of , of which is land and is water. Notable lakes are Damariscotta Lake and Pemaquid Pond. Climate This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Nobleboro has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. Demographics 2010 census As of the ce ...
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Andover Newton Theological School
Andover Newton Theological School (ANTS) was a graduate school and seminary in Newton, Massachusetts. Affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA and the United Church of Christ. It was the product of a merger between Andover Theological Seminary and Newton Theological Institution. In recent years, it was an official open and affirming seminary, meaning that it was open to students of same-sex attraction or transgender orientation and generally advocated for tolerance of it in church and society. In November 2015, the school announced that it would sell its campus and become part of Yale Divinity School in New Haven, Connecticut, a process it completed in July 2017. History Andover Newton was a product of a 1965 merger between two schools of theology: Andover Theological Seminary and Newton Theological Institution. The two institutions had been co-resident on the same campus in Newton Centre, Massachusetts, since 1931. Andover Newton took the earlier founding date (18 ...
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Andover Newton Theological School Alumni
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Colby College Alumni
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Republican Party Maine State Senators
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Minority Leaders Of The Maine House Of Representatives
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People From Nobleboro, Maine
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2008 Deaths
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1921 Births
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Charles Cragin
Charles Langmaid Cragin III (born October 9, 1943) is an American politician from Maine. He was the Republican nominee for governor of Maine in 1982, losing in a landslide to Democratic incumbent Gov. Joseph E. Brennan. Afterwards, Cragin was a Republican National Committee member from Maine from 1983 to 1990, and as acting U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness in 2000. Cragin also was the first Senate-confirmed chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals in the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs. Education He received a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Maine in 1967 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Maine School of Law in 1970. Military service He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1961 and was on active duty and in the Navy Reserve until his retirement as a Captain in 1998. For his military service he was awarded the Legion of Merit and many other medals. Early career From 1964 to 1969 he was an announcer and newsm ...
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James Erwin (politician)
James Erwin (November 27, 1920 – July 14, 2005) was an American politician and attorney from Maine. He served as Maine Attorney General from 1967 to 1971 and was twice a candidate for Governor of Maine as a Republican – he was the nominee in the 1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ... and 1974 elections. References 1920 births 2005 deaths Republican Party members of the Maine House of Representatives Republican Party Maine state senators Politicians from New York City People from Englewood, New Jersey People from York, Maine Dartmouth College alumni 20th-century American politicians Lawyers from New York City 20th-century American lawyers {{Maine-politician-stub ...
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University Of Maine
The University of Maine (UMaine or UMO) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Orono, Maine. It was established in 1865 as the land-grant college of Maine and is the Flagship universities, flagship university of the University of Maine System. It is Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, classified by Carnegie as among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". With an enrollment of approximately 11,500 students, UMaine is the state's largest college or university. The University of Maine's athletic teams, nicknamed the Maine Black Bears, Black Bears, are Maine's only NCAA Division I, Division I athletics program. Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey, Maine's men's ice hockey team has won two national championships. History The University of Maine was founded in 1862 as a function of the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act, Morrill Act, signed by President Abraham Lincoln. Established in 1865 as ...
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