Ernestine Gagne and grandchildren, Lewiston, ca. 1972
Item 33635 info
Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries
AT 5'1", 110 pounds, Gagné had a giant influence on Franco-American culture in other ways as well.
He was editor of Lewiston's French newspaper Le Messager and for decades wrote a political commentary column that was widely read in New England and Canada.
He was elected mayor of Lewiston twice and also served as an Androscoggin County Commissioner.
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