Charles Libby

Charles Libby
Charles Libby
Member of the Maine Senate
	In office; 1889–1892
Mayor of Portland, Maine
	In office; 1882
Personal details
Born	Charles Freeman Libby; January 31, 1844; Limerick, Maine
Died	June 3, 1915 (aged 71); Portland, Maine
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Alice W. Bradbury (m. 1869)
Children	2
Education	Bowdoin College; Columbia Law School;
Occupation	Lawyer, politician
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Charles Freeman Libby (January 31, 1844 – June 3, 1915) was an American politician and lawyer from Maine. Libby, a Republican, served as President of the Maine Senate from 1891 to 1892 and later as President of the American Bar Association.

Biography

Libby was born in Limerick, Maine, and his family moved to Portland a few years later. Libby graduated from Portland High School and Bowdoin College in 1864.^[1] He interned with a local law firm and studied at Columbia Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1866. In 1882, he served as Mayor of Portland, Maine, and was elected to the Maine Senate in 1889, serving until 1892.^[2]^[3]

He married Alice W. Bradbury on December 9, 1869, and they had two children.^[1]

Libby died at his home in Portland on June 3, 1915.^[4]

^ ^a ^b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XIV. James T. White & Company. 1910. p. 332. Retrieved December 17, 2020 – via Google Books.
^ "Bio of Charles Freeman Libby". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
^ "Presidents of the Maine Senate : Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library". Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
^ "Obituary: Charles F. Libby". Brooklyn Times-Union. June 4, 1915. p. 14. Retrieved December 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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