Past District Governors
District 7780 and its predecessor Districts have been around since 1916. This yearbook is gathering historical and current information on the District.
The left side menu has links to specific Rotary years and other information that is available.
The left side menu has links to specific Rotary years and other information that is available.
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Rotary Term
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Rotary International Theme
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District Governor
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Home Club
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District Number
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| 2024-25 | "The Magic of Rotary" | Robert MacKenzie | Kennebunk | 7780 |
| 2023-24 | "Create Hope in the World" | Marion Cheney | Dover | 7780 |
| 2022-23 | "Imagine Rotary" | Claudia Frost | Brunswick | 7780 |
| 2021-22 | "Serve to Change Lives" | Dick Hall | Portland | 7780 |
| 2020-21 |
“Rotary Opens Opportunities”
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Peggy Belanger
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Kennebunk Portside
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7780
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"Rotary Connects the World"
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Andrew Glazier
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Kittery
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7780
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| 2018-19 |
"Be the Inspiration"
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John Lobosco
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South Portland/Cape Elizabeth, ME
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7780
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"Rotary: Making A Difference
"Rotary Serving Humanity"
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David (Dave) Underhill
Marjorie (Marge) Barker~
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Portsmouth, NH
South Portland/Cape Elizabeth, ME
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7780
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"Be a Gift to the World"
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Sheila Rollins*
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Bridgeton-Lake Region, ME
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7780
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"Light Up Rotary"
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Lawrence Furbish
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Sanford-Springvale, ME
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7780
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"Engage Rotary, Change Lives"
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Carolyn Johnson
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Yarmouth, ME
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7780
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“Peace Through Service”
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Marty Helman
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Boothbay Harbor, ME
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7780
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“Reach Within to Embrace Humanity”
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Gary Speers*
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Damariscotta-Newcastle, ME
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7780
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“Building Communities Bridging Continents”
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Ann Lee Hussey
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Casco Bay Sunrise, ME
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7780
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“The Future of Rotary is in Your Hands”
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Jeffrey Pelkey
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Kittery, ME
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7780
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“Make Dreams Real”
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Bradford Jett
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Hampton, NH
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7780
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“Rotary Shares”
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Elizabeth G. Cullen~
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Newburyport, MA
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7780
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“Lead the Way”
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Marie Williams
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Kittery, ME
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7780
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“Service Above Self”
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Robert Laux
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Bethel, ME
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7780
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“Celebrate Rotary”
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Robert Jacobson*
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Boothbay Harbor, ME
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7780
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“Lend a Hand”
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Patricia Hunter
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Brunswick Coastal, ME
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7780
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“Sow the Seeds of Love”
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Ernest Placey
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Casco Bay Sunrise, ME
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7780
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“Mankind is Our Business”
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Peter Johnson
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Yarmouth, ME
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7780
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“Create Awareness, Take Action”
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Elias Thomas III
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South Berwick, ME
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7780
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“Act with Consistency, Credibility, Continuity”
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Michael K. McGovern
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South Portland Cape-Elizabeth, ME
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7780
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“Follow Your Rotary Dreams”
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William R. Skinner *
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Durham-Great Bay, NH
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7780
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“Show Rotary Cares, for your community, for our world, for its people”
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Marie A. Williams
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Kittery, ME
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7780
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“Build the Future with Action and Vision”
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Craig S. Wellman~
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Kennebunk, ME
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7780
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"Act with Integrity, Serve with Love, Work for Peace”
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George W. Rice
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Oxford Hills, ME
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7780
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“Be A Friend”
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George A. Cashman *
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Newburyport, MA
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7780
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“Believe In What You Do, Do What You Believe In”
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Richard Clark*
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Dover, NH
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7780
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“Real Happiness is Helping Others”
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Morton Schmidt
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Portsmouth, NH
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7780
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“Look Beyond Yourself”
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Robert Patten*
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Portland, ME
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7780
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“Honor Rotary with Faith and Enthusiasm”
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Daniel Mooers
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South Portland Cape Elizabeth, ME
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778
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“Enjoy Rotary”
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James Labrie*
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Portsmouth, NH
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779
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“Put Life in Rotary – Your Life”
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Ronald Drouin*
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Biddeford-Saco, ME
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779
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“United in Service – Dedicated to Peace”
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J. Marcel Giradeau*
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Grand Mere, PQ
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779
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“Rotary Brings Hope”
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Joseph Hahn
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Bath, ME
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779
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“You are the Key”
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Sarando Giftos *
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South Portland Cape Eliz, ME
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779
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“Discover a New World of Service”
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Marcel Morissette *
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St. George De Beauce, PC
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779
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“Share Rotary – Serve People”
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Orville Ranger*
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Brunswick, ME
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779
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“Mankind Is One - Build Bridges of Friendship Throughout the World”
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Andrew Longley, Sr. *
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Newburyport, MA
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779
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1981-82
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“World Understanding and Peace”
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Gerard Fecteau *
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Quebec, PQ
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779
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1980-81
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“Take Time to Serve”
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Robert Tonge
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Waterville, ME
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779
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“Let Service Light the Way”
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Kenneth Brooks *
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Westbrook, ME
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779
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1978-79
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“Reach Out”
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Louis-Philippe Matte *
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Trois-Rivieres, PQ
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779
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“Serve to Unite Mankind”
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Harold Fralich *
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South Portland Cape Elizabeth, ME
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779
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1976-77
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“I Believe in Rotary”
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Dominque Tardiff *
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Lewiston-Auburn, ME
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779
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1975-76
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“Dignify the Human Being”
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Jean Caron *
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Shawinigan Falls, PQ
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779
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1974-75
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“Renew the Spirit of Rotary”
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Arthur Lynch *
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Livermore Falls, ME
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779
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1973-74
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“A Time to Action”
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James Martin *
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Old Town, ME
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779
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1972-73
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“Take a New Look – and act”
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Paul Cote *
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Quebec, PQ
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779
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“Goodwill Begins with You”
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Ralph Margeson *
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Portsmouth, NH
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779
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1970-71
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“Bridge the Gaps”
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Theodore Lewin *
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Augusta, ME
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779
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1969-70
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“Review and Renew”
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Dan McCaughey *
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Quebec, PQ
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779
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1968-69
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“Participate”
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Dennis Lombardi *
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Bangor, ME
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779
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1967-68
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“Make Your Rotary Membership Effective”
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Franklin Hinkley *
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Portland, ME
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779
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1966-67
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“A Better World Through Rotary”
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Harold Hooper *
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Grand Mere, PQ
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779
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1965-66
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“Action, Consolidation and Continuity”
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Samuel Low *
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Rumford, ME
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779
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1964-65
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“Live Rotary”
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F. Turner Brown *
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Biddeford-Saco, ME
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779
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1963-64
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“Meet Rotary’s Challenge in the Space Age”
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Gaston Saucier *
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Quebec, PQ
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779
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1962-63
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“Kindle the Spark Within”
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Malcom Noyes *
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Franklin, ME
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779
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1961-62
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“Act. Aim for Action. Communicate for Understanding. Test for Leadership.”
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George Sargent *
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Waterville, ME
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779
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1960-61
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“You are Rotary—Live it! Express it! Expand it!”
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G. Arnold McArthur *
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Shawinigan Falls, PQ
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779
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1959-60
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“Vitalize! Personalize! Build Bridges of Friendship!”
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Irvin Levine *
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Dover, NH
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779
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“Help Shape the Future”
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Philip Stultz *
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Westbrook, ME
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779
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1957-58
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“Enlist-Extend-Explore-Serve”
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Jean-Marc Roberge *
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Thetford Mines, PQ
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779
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1956-57
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"Keep Rotary Simple; More Rotary in Rotarians; Learn More Abou Each Other"
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Harry Rowe *
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Lewiston-Auburn, ME
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779
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1955-56
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“Develop our Resources”
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William O'Brian *
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Newburyport, MA
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285
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1954-55
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"Gleam from the Past and Act; Share with Others; Build with Rotary's 4-Way Test; Serving Youth; International Good Will; Good Rotarians are Good Citizens"
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Robert Audette *
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Trois-Rivieres, PQ
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285
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“Rotary is Hope in Action”
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Edward "Duke" Blewette *
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Dover, NH
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285
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1952-53
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G. Cecil Goddard *
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Waterville, ME
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285
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1951-52
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Alexander Gelinas *
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Shawinigan Falls, PQ
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285
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1950-51
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Paul Thurston *
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Rumford, ME
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285
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1949-50
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William Linnell *
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Portland, ME
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285
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1948-49
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Amedee Caron *
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Rimouski, PQ
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193
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1947-48
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Ray Collett *
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Old Town, ME
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193
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1946-47
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Cyril Joly *
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Waterville, ME
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193
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1945-46
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Crammond Baptist *
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Trois-Rivieres, PQ
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193
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1944-45
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Perley Turner *
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Sanford-Springvale, ME
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193
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1943-44
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Galen Veayo *
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Lewiston-Auburn, ME
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193
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1942-43
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Arthur Lagueux *
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Quebec, PQ
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193
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1941-42
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Harlan Bisbee *
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Dover, NH
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193
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1940-41
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Harry Trust *
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Bangor, ME
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193
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1939-40
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Harrison Lyseth *
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Augusta, ME
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193
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1938-39
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Percy Vernon *
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Lewiston-Auburn, ME
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193
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1937-38
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Ralph Redfern *
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Portland, ME
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193
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1936-37
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E. Curtis Matthews *
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Portsmouth, NH
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38
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1935-36
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Alan Bird *
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Rockland, ME
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38
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1934-35
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Ned Murchie *
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Calais, ME
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38
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1933-34
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Warren Moulton *
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Bangor, ME
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38
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1932-33
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George Hagarty *
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Waterville, ME
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38
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1931-32
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Edgar Harding *
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Belfast, ME
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38
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1930-31
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Thomas Sanders *
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Portland, ME
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38
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1929-30
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David McIntosh *
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Dover, NH
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38
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1928-29
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Bernard Archibald *
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Houlton, ME
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38
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1927-28
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Sullivan Andrews *
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Lewiston, ME
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38
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1926-27
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Norman Russell *
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Newburyport, MA
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38
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1925-26
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Eaton Sargent *
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Nashua, NH
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8
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1924-25
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Herbert Libby *
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Waterville, ME
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8
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1923-24
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Daniel Smith *
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Fall River, MA
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31
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1922-23
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Robert Hill *
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Salem, MA
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31
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1921-22
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Herbert Wilson *
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Worcester, MA
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2
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Forrest Perkins *
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Providence, RI
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2
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1919-20
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Charles Lovitt *
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Lynn, MA
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2
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1918-19
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William Bamburgh *
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Newton, MA
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2
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1917-18
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Willard Lansing *
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Providence, RI
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1
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Lester Winchenbaugh *
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Boston, MA
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1
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* Deceased ~ No longer in the District