Jack Cashman

Jack Cashman is an Irish-American author. He has published three books, An Irish Immigrant Story, Three Steps to the Making of an Assassin, and Democracy: The Final Nail. The first chronicles the struggles of an Irish immigrant family and Ireland's drive for independence, the second analyzes the Vietnam War's impact on two friends from a New England mill town, and the third explores the shifting principles of American democracy.

Prior to becoming a novelist, Cashman served as commissioner of Maine's Department of Economic and Community Development and chairman of the Maine Public Utilities Commission.

Personal life Cashman lives in Hampden, Maine with his wife, Betty.