About Joseph T. Edgar
Lived 1910 – 1990 (aged 80). Joseph T. Edgar was an American politician.
Joseph Tappen Edgar (April 1, 1910 – November 27, 1990) was an American politician from Maine. Edgar, a Republican from Bar Harbor, was first elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 1954.
After serving his first term outside leadership Edgar was elected Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives. He served two terms as Speaker before leaving leadership. Re-elected in 1960, Edgar resigned in June 1961 and was replaced by John B. Ellis. In 1967, he was elected by the Maine Legislature as Secretary of State. He retired from that office in 1974 and was replaced by Democrat Markham L. Gartley.
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Who was Joseph T. Edgar?
American politician
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Joseph T. Edgar was born on 1 April 1910.
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Joseph T. Edgar died on 27 November 1990.
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Joseph T. Edgar was a politician.
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Joseph T. Edgar was American.
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