James Erwin (November 27, 1920 – July 14, 2005) was an American politician and attorney from
Maine
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.
He served as
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from 1967 to 1971 and was twice a candidate for
Governor of Maine
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The current governor of Maine is J ...
as a
Republican
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– he was the nominee in the
1970
Events
January
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* 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
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