DEXTER ME POLITICIAN STATE SENATOR JUDGE POSTMASTER DEARTH DOCUMENT SIGNED CHECK

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Here’s a Document Signed by
FREEMAN DANIEL DEARTH
(1861 – 190)
EARLY 20
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CENTURY POLITICIAN FROM DEXTER, PENOBSCOT COUNTY, MAINE,
REPUBLICAN PARTY STATE SENATOR FROM MAINE 1919-1920,
WWI ERA MEMBER OF THE MAINE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1917-1918,
JUDGE OF THE DEXTER MUNICIPAL COURT,
POSTMASTER OF THE DEXTER, MAINE US POST OFFICE, APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT McKINLEY IN 1900 and THEODORE ROOSEVELT IN 1908,
APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AS “REPORTER OF DECISIONS”
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PROMINENT BOWDOIN COLLEGE-EDUCATED LAWYER
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HERE’S AN AUTOGRAPH DOCUMENT SIGNED BY DEARTH – A BANK CHECK DATED AT DEXTER, ME, NOV. 26
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, 1902, PAYING CROSBY & CROSBY 1.17 FROM HIS ATTRONEY AT LAW ACCOUNT AT THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DEXTER, ME.
The document measures 8” x 3” and is in VERY FINE CONDITION.
A FINE PIECE OF STATE OF MAINE POLITICIAL HISTORY
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BIOGRAPHICAL/GENEAOLOGICAL NOTES:
FREEMAN D. DEARTH Sprague's Journal of Maine History.
Vol. VIII Special Number, June
1920
No. 1. page 78
Freeman D. Dearth of Dexter, Maine, was born in Sangerville, Maine, April 16, 1861, the son of Freeman Dand Mary B. Dearth. He was graduated from Foxcroft Academy 1881, Maine Central Institute 1883, Bowdoin College, 1887. Read law and located his practice in Dexter.
Dearth served as Municipal Judge of Dexter Court and was Postmaster of Dexter; representative to the Legislature 1917-18, and State Senator 1919-20, and was recently appointed Reporter of Decisions.
Unmarried.
Contributed by Androscoggin Historical Society
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Dearth, Freeman Daniel
(b. 1861)
— also known as
Freeman D. Dearth
— of Dexter,
Penobscot County
, Maine. Born in East Sangerville,
Piscataquis County
, Maine,
April 16, 1861
. Republican.
Lawyer
; postmaster at
Dexter, Maine
, 1901; member of
Maine state senate
10th District, 1919-20.
Methodist
. Member,
Delta Kappa Epsilon
;
Freemasons
;
Knights of Pythias
.
Burial location unknown
.
Relatives:
Son of Freeman D. Dearth and Mary B. (Spooner) Dearth.
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Freeman D. Dearth was appointed Postmaster to the Dexter office on June 5, 1900 by President McKinley. On August 1, 1905 larger quarters being necessary, the post office was moved from the Bank Block to the Dustin Pharmacy. (This building at the present time is connected to Tillson Hardware Store.) Clerks employed by Freeman Dearth during his term included Agnes Chisholm, Gertrude Dearth, Gladys Ayer, Anne Ryan, Grace Moore, Kathryn Hutchinson, Clara Brewster, Daniel Clark, Frank Haines and Glen Ayer.
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Freeman D. Dearth
Birth
16 Apr 1861
Sangerville, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA
Death
8 Aug 1934 (aged 73)
Sangerville, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA
Burial
Knowlton Mills Cemetery
Piscataquis County, Maine
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