Luere B. Deasy

Luere B. Deasy
Luere B. Deasy
	From Volume 4 (1919) of Maine: A History
14th Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
	In office; October 12, 1929 – February 7, 1930
Appointed by	William Tudor Gardiner
Preceded by	Scott Wilson
Succeeded by	William R. Pattangall
Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
	In office; September 25, 1918 – October 12, 1929
Appointed by	Carl Milliken; Owen Brewster;
Preceded by	George E. Bird
71st President of the Maine Senate
	In office; January 6, 1909 – January 4, 1911
Preceded by	Fred J. Allen
Succeeded by	Nathan Clifford
Member of the Maine Senate; from the 14th district
	In office; January 2, 1907 – January 4, 1911 Serving with Sumner P. Mills (1907–1909); William A. Walker (1909–1911);
Preceded by	Edward S. Clark
Succeeded by	Byron H. Mayo
Constituency	Hancock County
Personal details
Born	Luere Babson Deasy; February 8, 1859; Gouldsboro, Maine, U.S.
Died	March 13, 1940 (aged 81); Portland, Maine, U.S.
Party	Republican

Luere Babson Deasy (February 8, 1859 – March 13, 1940)^[1] was an American lawyer, judge and politician from Maine. Deasy, a Republican from Bar Harbor, served two terms in the Maine Senate (1907–1910), including one as Senate President (1909–1910).^[2] He was appointed by Governor Carl Milliken as a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to a seat vacated by the resignation of George E. Bird,^[3] serving thereafter from September 25, 1918, to February 7, 1930.

Deasy was originally from Gouldsboro, Maine and graduated from Eastern State Normal School in Castine, Maine and Boston University School of Law. In religion he was a Unitarian. As a practicing lawyer starting in 1886, Deasy was noted for his persuasiveness.^[4]

References

^ "The Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine, 1820 to 2015". Cleaves Law Library. 2006.
^ "Legislators Biographical Search". Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
^ "Makes Over Whole Supreme Court", The Bangor Daily News (September 21, 1918), p. 2.
^ "Luere B. Deasy, Bar Harbor, ca. 1909". Maine Historical Society. Retrieved June 8, 2016.

[1] "The Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine, 1820 to 2015". Cleaves Law Library. 2006.

[2] "Legislators Biographical Search". Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2016.

[Bangor-3] "Makes Over Whole Supreme Court", The Bangor Daily News (September 21, 1918), p. 2.

[4] "Luere B. Deasy, Bar Harbor, ca. 1909". Maine Historical Society. Retrieved June 8, 2016.

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