Historical society to explore life of ‘First Franco’ April 21
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AUGUSTA — Kennebec Historical Society will host “First Franco: Albert Beliveau in Law, Politics and Love,” a Facebook live presentation, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 21.
Former Chief Justice Dan Wathen and Severin Beliveau, partner in Preti Flaherty and former legislator and gubernatorial candidate, will take part in the talk.
Albert Beliveau, 1919.
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Author Douglas Rooks will read passages about Gov. Ed Muskie’s dramatic and surprising decision concerning Albert Beliveau’s attempt in 1956 to become the first Franco-American chief justice, and its aftermath 14 years later.
This restoration of the life of one of Maine’s most prominent 20th century Franco-Americans includes themes of enduring and contemporary interest, including discrimination against the state’s largest ethnic and religious demographic, immigration restrictions, World War I and the pandemic of 1918.