James P. Dunleavy | |
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Member of the Maine House of Representatives | |
In office 1973–1974 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1939-09-23)September 23, 1939 |
Died | December 10, 2023(2023-12-10) (aged 84) Presque Isle, Maine, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | University of Maine School of Law |
James P. Dunleavy (September 23, 1939 – December 10, 2023) was an American politician and jurist from Maine. Dunleavy, a Democrat, served one term in the Maine House of Representatives (1973-1974). He represented Presque Isle, Maine. After leaving the Legislature, Dunleavy was elected as Judge Probate for Aroostook County. Re-elected in 1980, he won the Democratic Party's nomination for Maine's 2nd congressional district in 1982. He lost to Republican incumbent Olympia Snowe.
Dunleavy is a graduate of the University of Maine School of Law, which he attended on scholarship. He is married and has seven children.
Dunleavy died in December 2023 at his home in Presque Isle, Maine, at the age of 84.
References
- "Candidate James P. Dunleavy, Presque Isle, 1982". Maine Memory Network. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- Remsen, Nancy (January 29, 1982). "Dunleavy to run for Congress seat". Bangor Daily News. p. 17. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- "James Patrick Dunleavy". Legacy. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
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