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Charles A. Shaw

City of Biddeford: Mayor's Address and Eleventh Annual Reports

City of Biddeford: Mayor's Address and Eleventh Annual Reports

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McArthur Public Library

A Democrat, Charles Shaw held many public offices while he lived in Biddeford, including councilman, alderman, mayor, State legislator, and Maine Commissioner to the World’s Fair in Paris. Mr. Shaw owned several newspapers, including the Maine Democrat, the Daily Evening Times, and the Western World, a New York paper that was the first in the United States to print regularly in colors.


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