History of Newcastle, (Lincoln County) Maine United States of America

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The Biography of Edward Kavanagh

Edward Kavanagh, statesman, was born in Newcastle, Maine, April 27, 1795; son of James Kavanagh, who emigrated from Wexford, Ireland, in 1780, and settled at Damariscotta Mills, Maine, where he established a lumber business and engaged in ship building. Edward acquired his early education in Georgetown, D.C., and was graduated at the Montreal seminary in 1820. He was later admitted to the bar and practised in Damariscotta. He was a representative in the Maine legislature, 1826-28; secretary of the state senate, 1830; state senator and president of the senate, 1842-43; representative in the 22d and 23d congresses, 1831-35, and charg? d'affaires in Portugal, 1835-42. He was a member of the commission to settle the northeastern boundary of Maine, and acting governor of Maine, 1842-43, Fairfield having been elected U.S. senator. He died in Newcastle, Maine, Jan. 21, 1844.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor