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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.
University of Southern Maine, Lewiston-Auburn College
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The Franco-American Collection at the University of Southern Maine, Lewiston-Auburn College presents “First Franco: Albert Beliveau in Law, Politics and Love” with Douglas Rooks and Severin Beliveau, Esq.
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The Franco-American Collection at the University of Southern Maine, Lewiston-Auburn College will present “First Franco: Albert Beliveau in Law, Politics and Love” with Douglas Rooks and Severin Beliveau, Esq., from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, as the second event of its Spring 2021 Zoom series.
Rooks, author of “First Franco: Albert Beliveau in Law, Politics and Love,” and Albert Beliveau’s son, Severin Beliveau, founding partner of Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, will present readings from the book and discuss Albert’s life and achievements. The first reading will be about Albert’s childhood in Lewiston. His parents, Severin and Cedulie, migrated separately from Quebec, marr