Andrew L. Emerson
Andrew Leonard Emerson was an American politician from Maine. Emerson served two single year terms in the Maine House of Representatives (1828; 1829)[1] and was the first Mayor of Portland, Maine in 1832.[2] The city had previously been organized as a town. The Emerson School, built in 1897-1898 in the Munjoy Hill neighborhood of Portland, is named in Andrew Emerson's honor. It was used until the 1970s, when it was converted into affordable housing.[3]
References
- ^ "Legislators Biographical Search". Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ Charters, Portland (Me.). (1832). The Charter, Joint Rules and Orders and Rules and Orders of the Common Council, and Standing Committees: Together with a List of the City Officers. J.& W.E.Edwards. pp. 21–. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Emerson School, Portland, ca. 1900". Maine Historical Society. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
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