Oliver B. Clason, Gardiner, ca. 1899
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Oliver Barrett Clason, a native of Gardiner, graduated in 1877 from Bates College and, after teaching for several years, studied law.
He practiced in Gardiner, forming a partnership in 1885 Albert M. Spear, a future Maine Supreme Court justice.
Clason served in the Maine House of Representatives from 1889 to 1892 and as mayor of Gardiner from 1894 to 1896.
Elected to the Maine Senate in 1897 and again in 1899 he was president in his second term.
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- Title: Oliver B. Clason, Gardiner, ca. 1899
- Creation Date: circa 1899
- Subject Date: circa 1899
- Town: Augusta, Gardiner
- County: Kennebec
- State: ME
- Media: carte de visite
- Dimensions (cm): 7.6 x 5
- Object Type: Image
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Maine State Archives
84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084
(207) 287-5795
http://www.state.me.us/sos/arc/
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Clason, Oliver B. (Oliver barrett), b. 1850
Legislators--Maine
Maine--Politics and government
Cartes de visite
Maine. Legislature. Senate
Lawyers--Maine
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