Peter A. Garland
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Peter Adams Garland was a U.S. Representative
from Maine
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Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Garland attended Saco public schools, Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Connecticut
.
He graduated from Bowdoin College
, Brunswick, Maine
, in 1945. Garland was an officer and director of Garland Manufacturing Co. in Saco, Maine
, and Snocraft Co. in Norway, Maine.
He served as an enlisted man in the United States Air Corps from 1943 to 1946, and director of the New England Council and Associated Industries of Maine from 1955 to 1957. Garland also served as a member of the Saco Superintending School Committee from 1952 to 1954. He served as mayor of Saco from 1956 to 1959, and was a New England field adviser for the Small Business Administration from 1958 to 1960.
Garland was elected as a Republican
to the Eighty-seventh Congress (January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination to the Eighty-eighth Congress in 1962, and an unsuccessful candidate to the Ninetieth Congress in 1966. Garland was a municipal town manager for Gorham, Maine
from 1967 to 1969, a marketing director for an engineering firm from 1970 to 1972, and a city manager for Claremont, New Hampshire
from 1972 to 1973. Additional public service included his being a community manager for Ocean Pines, Ocean City, Maryland
from 1973 to 1974, a town manager for Searsport, Maine
from 1974 to 1981, and a city manager for Bath, Maine
from 1981 to 1989. Garland died on January 26, 2005, in Brunswick, Maine
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
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Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Garland attended Saco public schools, Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Connecticut
Lakeville, Connecticut
Lakeville is a village and census-designated place in the town of Salisbury in Litchfield County, Connecticut, on Lake Wononskopomuc. The village includes Lakeville Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The district represents about of the village center...
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He graduated from Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College , founded in 1794, is an elite private liberal arts college located in the coastal Maine town of Brunswick, Maine. As of 2011, U.S. News and World Report ranks Bowdoin 6th among liberal arts colleges in the United States. At times, it was ranked as high as 4th in the country. It is...
, Brunswick, Maine
Brunswick, Maine
Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 20,278 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Brunswick is home to Bowdoin College, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, , and the...
, in 1945. Garland was an officer and director of Garland Manufacturing Co. in Saco, Maine
Saco, Maine
Saco is a city in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 18,482 at the 2010 census. It is home to Ferry Beach State Park, Funtown Splashtown USA, Thornton Academy, as well as General Dynamics Armament Systems , a subsidiary of the defense contractor General Dynamics...
, and Snocraft Co. in Norway, Maine.
He served as an enlisted man in the United States Air Corps from 1943 to 1946, and director of the New England Council and Associated Industries of Maine from 1955 to 1957. Garland also served as a member of the Saco Superintending School Committee from 1952 to 1954. He served as mayor of Saco from 1956 to 1959, and was a New England field adviser for the Small Business Administration from 1958 to 1960.
Garland was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Eighty-seventh Congress (January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination to the Eighty-eighth Congress in 1962, and an unsuccessful candidate to the Ninetieth Congress in 1966. Garland was a municipal town manager for Gorham, Maine
Gorham, Maine
Gorham is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 16,381 at the 2010 census. In addition to an urban village center known as Gorham Village or simply "the Village," the town also encompasses a number of smaller, unincorporated villages and hamlets with distinct...
from 1967 to 1969, a marketing director for an engineering firm from 1970 to 1972, and a city manager for Claremont, New Hampshire
Claremont, New Hampshire
There were 5,685 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had...
from 1972 to 1973. Additional public service included his being a community manager for Ocean Pines, Ocean City, Maryland
Ocean City, Maryland
Ocean City, sometimes known as OC, or OCMD, is an Atlantic Ocean resort town in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. Ocean City is widely known in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and is a frequent destination for vacationers in that area...
from 1973 to 1974, a town manager for Searsport, Maine
Searsport, Maine
Searsport is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,641 at the 2000 census. Searsport includes the village of North Searsport. The town is known as "the home of the famous sea captains" and the "Antique Capital of Maine." -History:...
from 1974 to 1981, and a city manager for Bath, Maine
Bath, Maine
Bath is a city in Sagadahoc County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 9,266. It is the county seat of Sagadahoc County. Located on the Kennebec River, Bath is a port of entry with a good harbor. The city is popular with tourists, many drawn by its...
from 1981 to 1989. Garland died on January 26, 2005, in Brunswick, Maine
Brunswick, Maine
Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 20,278 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Brunswick is home to Bowdoin College, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, , and the...
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