Nathan Clifford | |
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Member of the Maine Senate | |
In office 1911–1912 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Portland, Maine | June 17, 1867
Died | November 6, 1919 Portland, Maine | (aged 52)
Political party | Democrat |
Spouse |
Caroline Devens (m. 1897) |
Residence(s) | Portland, Maine |
Alma mater | Harvard College A.B., 1890 |
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Nathan Clifford (June 17, 1867 – November 6, 1919) was an American lawyer, businessman and politician from Portland, Maine. Clifford, a Democrat, served as Mayor of Portland from 1906 to 1907[1] after defeating incumbent James Phinney Baxter. He later was elected President of the Maine Senate in 1911. He was the only Democrat to hold that office from Luther Moore in 1854 and Carlton Day Reed Jr. in 1964.