Luere B. Deasy
Luere B. Deasy | |
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From Volume 4 (1919) of Maine: A History | |
| 14th Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court | |
| In office October 12, 1929 – February 7, 1930 | |
| Appointed by | William Tudor Gardiner |
| Preceded by | Scott Wilson |
| Succeeded by | William R. Pattangall |
| Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court | |
| In office September 25, 1918 – October 12, 1929 | |
| Appointed by | |
| Preceded by | George E. Bird |
| 71st President of the Maine Senate | |
| In office January 6, 1909 – January 4, 1911 | |
| Preceded by | Fred J. Allen |
| Succeeded by | Nathan Clifford |
| Member of the Maine Senate from the 14th district | |
| In office January 2, 1907 – January 4, 1911 Serving with
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| Preceded by | Edward S. Clark |
| Succeeded by | Byron H. Mayo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Luere Babson Deasy February 8, 1859 |
| Died | March 1940 (aged 81) |
| Political party | Republican |
Luere Babson Deasy (February 8, 1859 – March 1940) was an American lawyer, judge and politician from Maine. Deasy, a Republican from Bar Harbor, served two terms in the Maine Senate (1907-1910), including one as Senate President (1909-1910).[1] He was appointed by Governor Carl Milliken as a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to a seat vacated by the resignation of George E. Bird,[2] serving thereafter from September 25, 1918, to February 7, 1930.
Deasy was originally from Gouldsboro, Maine and graduated from Eastern State Normal School in Castine, Maine and Boston University School of Law. In religion he was a Unitarian. As a practicing lawyer starting in 1886, Deasy was noted for his persuasiveness.[3]
References
- ^ "Legislators Biographical Search". Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ^ "Makes Over Whole Supreme Court", The Bangor Daily News (September 21, 1918), p. 2.
- ^ "Luere B. Deasy, Bar Harbor, ca. 1909". Maine Historical Society. Retrieved June 8, 2016.