George Curtis Wing Jr. (born October 6, 1878March 18, 1951) was an American politician and lawyer from

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. He was born in

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, and raised in

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, where he attended

Edward Little High School Edward Little High School is a public high school in Auburn, Maine, United States. The school was established in 1835 as Lewiston Falls Academy after philanthropist Edward Little donated and considerable money to the academy, which was named i ...

. He then attended

Brown University Brown University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It is the List of colonial colleges, seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the US, founded in 1764 as the ' ...

, graduating in 1900 and

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in 1903. He represented his hometown of Auburn in the

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for five terms. He was first elected in 1908. Leaving office after one term, he was sent back to the House in 1920, 1922, 1924, and 1926. In 1922, he unsuccessfully sought election as

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. He was a leading politician in Auburn for many years. He was a leading voice in the successful campaign to institute a city manager system of government, including as city solicitor, library trustee, member of the Board of Education, and mayor from 1934-35. He served as President of the Board of Trustees of the Auburn Public Library from 1939–51. He died in 1951 at the age of 72.

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1878 births 1951 deaths Politicians from Auburn, Maine School board members in Maine Maine lawyers Members of the Maine House of Representatives Harvard Law School alumni Brown University alumni Edward Little High School alumni 20th-century members of the Maine Legislature {{Maine-MERepresentative-stub