Chandler C. Harvey

Chandler Cushman Harvey (February 2, 1866 – January 25, 1940) was an American newspaper editor and publisher. A native of Fort Fairfield, Maine, he pursued a career in civil engineering before switching to journalism. He purchased the weekly Fort Fairfield Review in 1902, editing it from then until his death nearly forty years later. He was a longtime member of the Maine Press Association and served for a time as that body's president.

A staunch Democrat, Harvey was active in local politics and was, for a number of years, chairman of both the town's board of selectmen as well as its Democratic committee. He was elected clerk of the Maine House of Representatives during its 1911–12 and 1915–16 sessions, when Democrats held control of the body, and was an unsuccessful candidate for both the state house and Maine Senate.

Early life and education Harvey was born in Fort Fairfield, Maine on February 2, 1866, the second of six children. His father, with whom he was especially close, was James Cushman Harvey (1839–1922), a farmer who had moved north from Phillips as a young boy. His mother was the former Mary Lucretia Chandler (1841–1923), a Maysville native. In his youth, he worked on the family farm and attended local schools, including Fort Fairfield High School.

In 1887, Harvey began the course in civil engineering at Maine State College, later the University of Maine, and completed his degree in three years while simultaneously working as a teacher in rural schools.

After graduation, Harvey moved to northwestern Montana and worked in that state, Idaho, and Washington as an engineer supervising construction on the Great Northern Railway. They went on to have four children: Helen ( 1903), Thomas ( 1906), Kingdon ( 1908), and Alice ( 1916).

Later life and death Harvey died of pneumonia at his home on January 25, 1940. Given to the patriarch of a family with at least three generations of graduates, two or more of the graduating family members must demonstrate "a record of outstanding service to their alma mater, the Alumni Association, their community, and/or their profession."