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Isaac Watson Dyer was born in Baldwin in 1855. He graduated from Bowdoin College and Harvard Law.
Dyer represented Baldwin in the State Legislature in 1885, and served on the Republican Committee for Cumberland County from 1880-1888. He was the chairman of the Committee on the Revision of Statues and was instrumental in rewriting many of the statutes of the State of Maine.
In 1890, Dyer was appointed U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine by President Harrison. He was reappointed in 1897 by President McKinley, and again in 1902 by President Roosevelt. He died in 1937.
About This Item
- Title: Isaac Watson Dyer, Baldwin, ca. 1920
- Creation Date: circa 1920
- Subject Date: circa 1920
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Locations:
- Baldwin, Cumberland County, ME
- Augusta, Kennebec County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 49 cm x 38 cm
- Local Code: Photographs--OS--Ex Large--Box 2
- Object Type: Image
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