Joseph T. Edgar

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Joseph T. Edgar (born April 1, 1910 - November 27, 1990 in Bar Harbor , Maine ) was an American businessman and politician who was Secretary of State of Maine from 1967 to 1974 .

Life

Joseph Tappen Edgar was born on April 1, 1910. Edgar attended Newark Academy and Princeton University . He graduated in 1932.

Edgar was a member of the Republican Party , President of the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce, and the Lions Club. He successfully campaigned for the establishment of a ferry service between Bar Harbor and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. In 1954 he was elected to the Maine House of Representatives and was Speaker of the House from 1957 to 1960 and a member of the Maine House of Representatives until 1961. He resigned when he was named Deputy Secretary of State of Maine in 1961. From 1967 to 1974 he was Secretary of State of Maine.

Edgar owned a children's clothing store in Bar Harbor and was married to Margaret Sanford. He died on November 27, 1990. The couple had one daughter. His grave is in the Ancient Cemetery, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biographical entry of the Maine Legislature ( Memento of the original dated February 1, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 6, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mainelegislature.org
  2. ↑ a b c Princeton Alumni Weekly: Joseph Tappen Edgar. (No longer available online.) In: princeton.edu. paw.princeton.edu, archived from the original on December 20, 2015 ; Retrieved December 6, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / paw.princeton.edu
  3. ↑ The Journey of the Ferry Bluenose , accessed December 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ Speakers of the Maine House of Representatives , accessed December 6, 2015
  5. ^ The Lewiston Daily Sun - Google News archive search. In: google.com. news.google.com, accessed December 6, 2015 .

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SURNAME Edgar, Joseph T.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Edgar, Joseph Tappen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 1, 1910
DATE OF DEATH November 27, 1990
Place of death Bar Harbor , Maine