Alton Adolor Lessard (August 2, 1909 – June 3, 1976) was a

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justice credited as being “one of the architects in the rejuvenation of the Democratic Party in Maine” (He was as chairman of the Democratic State Committee when

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was elected to the US Senate, the first Democrat in 40 years). Lessard also served two terms as Mayor of

Lewiston, Maine Lewiston (; ) is the List of municipalities in Maine, second most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine, with the city's population at 37,121 as of the 2020 United States census. The city lies halfway between Augusta, Maine, Augusta, the sta ...

. Lessard also served in the Maine State Senate, and U.S. Attorney.179 F2d 933 Holdsworth v. United States
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1976 deaths 20th-century mayors of places in Maine Maine Democratic Party chairs Mayors of Lewiston, Maine Maine state senators 20th-century members of the Maine Legislature {{Maine-mayor-stub

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