Luere Babson Deasy (February 8, 1859 – March 13, 1940)[1] 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).[2] 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,[3] serving thereafter from September 25, 1918, to February 7, 1930.
Luere B. Deasy | |
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.jpg) 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 | |
| Preceded by | Edward S. Clark |
| Succeeded by | Byron H. Mayo |
| Constituency | Hancock County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Luere Babson Deasy February 8, 1859 Gouldsboro, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | March 13, 1940 (aged 81) Portland, Maine, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
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.[4]
References
edit- ↑ "The Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine, 1820 to 2015". Cleaves Law Library. 2006.
- ↑ "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.
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