About Charles Libby
Lived 1844 – 1915 (aged 71). Charles Libby was an American lawyer and politician.
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. 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.
He married Alice W. Bradbury on December 9, 1869, and they had two children.
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American politician and lawyer (1844-1915)
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Charles Libby was born on 31 January 1844 in Limerick.
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Charles Libby died on 3 June 1915 in Portland.
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