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Chandler C. Harvey
American newspaper publisher (1866–1940) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chandler Cushman Harvey (February 2, 1866 – January 25, 1940) was an American newspaper editor and publisher. A native of Fort Fairfield, Maine, he pursued a career in civil engineering before switching to journalism. He purchased the weekly Fort Fairfield Review in 1902, editing it from then until his death nearly forty years later. He was a longtime member of the Maine Press Association and served for a time as that body's president.
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Born | Chandler Cushman Harvey (1866-02-02)February 2, 1866 Fort Fairfield, Maine, U.S. |
Died | January 25, 1940(1940-01-25) (aged 73) Fort Fairfield, Maine, U.S. |
Education | Maine State College (BS, MS) |
Occupation | Newspaper publisher |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Lena May Osgood (m. 1902) |
Children | 4 |
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A staunch Democrat, Harvey was active in local politics and was, for a number of years, chairman of both the town's board of selectmen as well as its Democratic committee. He was elected clerk of the Maine House of Representatives during its 1911–12 and 1915–16 sessions, when Democrats held control of the body, and was an unsuccessful candidate for both the state house and Maine Senate.