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Severin Beliveau
| Severin Beliveau | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | •Preti Flaherty |
| Role: | Attorney, founding partner |
| Location: | Lewiston, Maine; Auburn, Maine |
| Education: | •Georgetown University (B.A.) •Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.) |
Severin Beliveau is an attorney and founding partner for Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau, Pachios & Haley LLC. He has been active in Maine state politics for over 40 years, serving in the Maine House of Representatives and the Maine Senate and acting as chairman for the Democratic Party of Maine. He has also worked to preserve Franco heritage in Maine government and is a Distinguished Professor of Franco American Studies at the University of Maine.[1][2] According to Down East Magazine, Beliveau is “Maine’s most powerful lobbyist.”[3]
Career
Beliveau grew up in Rumford, Maine, but left to attend St. John’s Preparatory School in Danvers, Mass., when he was sixteen years old.[2] He then went on to receive a B.A. from Georgetown University and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1963.[1]
After graduating, Beliveau began private practice in Rumford with his father and brother and was elected Oxford County Attorney.[4] He served in the Maine House of Representatives when he was 28 years old, and later was elected to the Maine Senate.[5][6]
Beliveau attended the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, and in 1969, he succeeded George J. Mitchell as state chairman for the Democratic Party of Maine.[7] During his last two years as chairman, Beliveau was also a member of the Democratic National Convention's Executive Committee and he served as a delegate for the Democratic National Convention in New York City in 1972.[4][2]
Beliveau is fluent in French, and his political work has extended internationally. In 2008, he won the French Legion of Honor Award, France’s highest honor for civilians, to commemorate his contributions in improving France and Maine relations.[1][8] As of November 2015, Beliveau is still a partner at Preti Flaherty, president of the American Association of the Forum Francophone des Affaires, French Consular Agent for the State of Maine and Distinguished Professor of Franco American Studies at University of Maine.[4][1]
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See also
- Maine House of Representatives
- Maine Senate
- Danvers, Mass.
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 LinkedIn, "Severin Beliveau," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bowdoin Digital Commons, "George J. Mitchell Oral History Project Interview with Severin Beliveau by Mike Hastings," September 5, 2008
- ↑ Down East, "The Influencer: Severin Beliveau," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Bloomberg, "Severin M. Beliveau," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ Bangor Daily News, "The 25 Most Influential People In Maine Politics," December 29, 2011
- ↑ Bates Digital Library, "Muskie Oral Histories Interview with Severin Beliveau by Andrea L’Hommedieu," September 2, 1999
- ↑ Bowdoin Library, "The George J. Mitchell Papers," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ Bangor Daily News, "Maine Resident Receives France's Highest Honor," May 14, 2008
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