Kingsbury, Benj., Jr. The Maine Townsman, or, Laws for the Regulation of Towns, with Forms and Judicial Decisions, adapted to the Revised Statutes of Maine. Portland: Sanborn & Carter, 1856. Fifth Edition. [10832]
Full brown sheep with red leather title label, 1 1/2 inch crack top of rear joint, board still well-attached, 7 3/4 x 5 inches, tight. End papers have former owner's name in red ink and pencil; 1 inch margin tear to ffep. 427, [9] pages. Foxing of varying darkness throughout. Good. Hardcover.
"This work has been thoroughly revised, in accordance with the changes that have occurred in the statutes since the previous issue, and much new matter of importance has been added. Not the least valuable, we apprehend, are the more recent decisions of the Supreme Courts of this State and Massachusetts, touching the various duties and rights of town officers and citizens." - Preface.
Benjamin Kingsbury, Jr. (1813-1886), b. Boston, Massachusetts; d. Portland, Maine. Kingsbury entered the Methodist ministry at age 18, and was for some time the editor of Zion's Herald. He studied law and was admitted to the Suffolk County Bar. He continued his interest in journalism and was the editor of several news journals. His successful law practice led him into politics, and in the 1860's and 1870's he was elected mayor of Portland three times, served as a municipal court judge, and as a member of the Maine House of Representatives. He was a prominent member of many charitable and fraternal organizations, and in later life joined the Swedenborgian Church of the New Jerusalem.
