Charles Orlo-8 Spear, Jr. (Charles-7, Albert-6, Thomas-5, Thomas-4, Robert-3 Spear, Anne-2,
Thomas-1) was born in 1894 in Portland, Maine; married Elizabeth Mansfield. The following article appeared in the Portland Evening Express of February 16, 1934:
Sheriff Contest Is Likely To Become G.O.P. Free-For-AH
Chief Spear is widely known throughout the County, not only for his record as police and fire chief in South Portland, but as a prominent American Legionnaire and a National Guard officer. He is 40 years of age, was born in Portland and attended the public schools in Portland and South Portland where his family removed while he was at an
early age. During the World War he served overseas with the 54th Coast Artillery. After the war he continued his interest in military affairs, served in the Officers
Reserve Corps four years, organized and is now captain of Battery I the searchlight unit of the 240th Coast Artillery Regiment. Active also in the American Legion, he became commander of Stewart P. Morrill Post of South Portland and now is service officer of the post. He is
president of the State Association of Fire Chiefs of Maine, a vice-president of the Portland Veteran Firemen's Association and is affiliated with the Knights
of Pythias and the Masons.
He is a cousin of Mrs. Lloyd W. Jordan of Cape Elizabeth, widow of the late sheriff of the County; married Elizabeth Mansfield of Haverhill, Mass., and
they have two children.
Portland, Westbrook Officers Promoted At Fort Williams
Promotion of three officers of the Harbor Defenses of Portland, Major
Charles O. Spear, South Portland, and Major Augustus S. Mocker,
Westbrook, to temporary rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and First Lieutenant Kenneth A. Woods, Portland, to temporary rank of Captain, was announced at Fort Williams today. All three saw service during the First World War in artillery units. Lieut. Col. Spear, who in civilian life was chief of the fire and police departments of South Portland, is a native of Portland. He joined the 11th Company, Maine National Guard in 1917 and went to France in 1918
with the 54th Coast Artillery, serving there for a year.
In 1926 he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of the organized reserve and in 1929 became a First Lieutenant. He organized Battery I, 240th Coast Artillery, Maine National Guard, and in 1930 was commissioned Captain. August 16, 1940 he was made a Major, and a month later went on active service when the part of the Maine National Guard was called up. The following article appeared on page 24 of the Portland Press Herald of February 12, 1948:
Charles O. Spear, Jr. To Seek Nomination To Legislature In June Former Police and Fire Chief Charles O. Spear, Jr. today announced that he
will be a candidate for the Republican nomination to the State Legislature from South Portland in the June primaries. Spear is the first candidate to announce for one of the three local seats in the Legislature. (He) served as police and fire chief from 1928 until August of
last year when he retired. During World War II he was a lieutenant colonel at Camp Davis, S.C., Fort Bliss, Tex., and Camp Edwards, Mass., engaged in training troops in anti-aircraft weapons. Spear is a past president of the Maine Fire Chiefs Association and served as first vice-president of the New England Association of Police Chiefs. He is treasurer of the Portland Veteran Firemen's Association. He is a member of the South Portland Lions Club, the Knights of Pythias, Hiram Lodge AF&AM and is a past commander of the Stewart P. Morrill Post, Alabama.
The child of Charles Orlo8 Spear, Jr. and Elizabeth Mansfield was:
1. Willis M.-9 Spear graduated from South Portland High School and Maine Maritime Academy; married Dorothy Perry on 17 June 1950 in South Portland, Maine. At that time
he was employed by the Portland Pipe Line Corporation and was a member of the Hiram Lodge, Free & Accepted Masons and the Maine Consistory.
Taken from a book:
"Decendants of Thomas Skolfield"
1707-1796 by "Ester S. deVries"
Thomas-1) was born in 1894 in Portland, Maine; married Elizabeth Mansfield. The following article appeared in the Portland Evening Express of February 16, 1934:
Sheriff Contest Is Likely To Become G.O.P. Free-For-AH
Chief Spear is widely known throughout the County, not only for his record as police and fire chief in South Portland, but as a prominent American Legionnaire and a National Guard officer. He is 40 years of age, was born in Portland and attended the public schools in Portland and South Portland where his family removed while he was at an
early age. During the World War he served overseas with the 54th Coast Artillery. After the war he continued his interest in military affairs, served in the Officers
Reserve Corps four years, organized and is now captain of Battery I the searchlight unit of the 240th Coast Artillery Regiment. Active also in the American Legion, he became commander of Stewart P. Morrill Post of South Portland and now is service officer of the post. He is
president of the State Association of Fire Chiefs of Maine, a vice-president of the Portland Veteran Firemen's Association and is affiliated with the Knights
of Pythias and the Masons.
He is a cousin of Mrs. Lloyd W. Jordan of Cape Elizabeth, widow of the late sheriff of the County; married Elizabeth Mansfield of Haverhill, Mass., and
they have two children.
Portland, Westbrook Officers Promoted At Fort Williams
Promotion of three officers of the Harbor Defenses of Portland, Major
Charles O. Spear, South Portland, and Major Augustus S. Mocker,
Westbrook, to temporary rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and First Lieutenant Kenneth A. Woods, Portland, to temporary rank of Captain, was announced at Fort Williams today. All three saw service during the First World War in artillery units. Lieut. Col. Spear, who in civilian life was chief of the fire and police departments of South Portland, is a native of Portland. He joined the 11th Company, Maine National Guard in 1917 and went to France in 1918
with the 54th Coast Artillery, serving there for a year.
In 1926 he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of the organized reserve and in 1929 became a First Lieutenant. He organized Battery I, 240th Coast Artillery, Maine National Guard, and in 1930 was commissioned Captain. August 16, 1940 he was made a Major, and a month later went on active service when the part of the Maine National Guard was called up. The following article appeared on page 24 of the Portland Press Herald of February 12, 1948:
Charles O. Spear, Jr. To Seek Nomination To Legislature In June Former Police and Fire Chief Charles O. Spear, Jr. today announced that he
will be a candidate for the Republican nomination to the State Legislature from South Portland in the June primaries. Spear is the first candidate to announce for one of the three local seats in the Legislature. (He) served as police and fire chief from 1928 until August of
last year when he retired. During World War II he was a lieutenant colonel at Camp Davis, S.C., Fort Bliss, Tex., and Camp Edwards, Mass., engaged in training troops in anti-aircraft weapons. Spear is a past president of the Maine Fire Chiefs Association and served as first vice-president of the New England Association of Police Chiefs. He is treasurer of the Portland Veteran Firemen's Association. He is a member of the South Portland Lions Club, the Knights of Pythias, Hiram Lodge AF&AM and is a past commander of the Stewart P. Morrill Post, Alabama.
The child of Charles Orlo8 Spear, Jr. and Elizabeth Mansfield was:
1. Willis M.-9 Spear graduated from South Portland High School and Maine Maritime Academy; married Dorothy Perry on 17 June 1950 in South Portland, Maine. At that time
he was employed by the Portland Pipe Line Corporation and was a member of the Hiram Lodge, Free & Accepted Masons and the Maine Consistory.
Taken from a book:
"Decendants of Thomas Skolfield"
1707-1796 by "Ester S. deVries"
Charles Orlo-8 Spear, Jr. (Charles-7, Albert-6, Thomas-5, Thomas-4, Robert-3 Spear, Anne-2,
Thomas-1) was born in 1894 in Portland, Maine; married Elizabeth Mansfield. The following article appeared in the Portland Evening Express of February 16, 1934:
Sheriff Contest Is Likely To Become G.O.P. Free-For-AH
Chief Spear is widely known throughout the County, not only for his record as police and fire chief in South Portland, but as a prominent American Legionnaire and a National Guard officer. He is 40 years of age, was born in Portland and attended the public schools in Portland and South Portland where his family removed while he was at an
early age. During the World War he served overseas with the 54th Coast Artillery. After the war he continued his interest in military affairs, served in the Officers
Reserve Corps four years, organized and is now captain of Battery I the searchlight unit of the 240th Coast Artillery Regiment. Active also in the American Legion, he became commander of Stewart P. Morrill Post of South Portland and now is service officer of the post. He is
president of the State Association of Fire Chiefs of Maine, a vice-president of the Portland Veteran Firemen's Association and is affiliated with the Knights
of Pythias and the Masons.
He is a cousin of Mrs. Lloyd W. Jordan of Cape Elizabeth, widow of the late sheriff of the County; married Elizabeth Mansfield of Haverhill, Mass., and
they have two children.
Portland, Westbrook Officers Promoted At Fort Williams
Promotion of three officers of the Harbor Defenses of Portland, Major
Charles O. Spear, South Portland, and Major Augustus S. Mocker,
Westbrook, to temporary rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and First Lieutenant Kenneth A. Woods, Portland, to temporary rank of Captain, was announced at Fort Williams today. All three saw service during the First World War in artillery units. Lieut. Col. Spear, who in civilian life was chief of the fire and police departments of South Portland, is a native of Portland. He joined the 11th Company, Maine National Guard in 1917 and went to France in 1918
with the 54th Coast Artillery, serving there for a year.
In 1926 he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of the organized reserve and in 1929 became a First Lieutenant. He organized Battery I, 240th Coast Artillery, Maine National Guard, and in 1930 was commissioned Captain. August 16, 1940 he was made a Major, and a month later went on active service when the part of the Maine National Guard was called up. The following article appeared on page 24 of the Portland Press Herald of February 12, 1948:
Charles O. Spear, Jr. To Seek Nomination To Legislature In June Former Police and Fire Chief Charles O. Spear, Jr. today announced that he
will be a candidate for the Republican nomination to the State Legislature from South Portland in the June primaries. Spear is the first candidate to announce for one of the three local seats in the Legislature. (He) served as police and fire chief from 1928 until August of
last year when he retired. During World War II he was a lieutenant colonel at Camp Davis, S.C., Fort Bliss, Tex., and Camp Edwards, Mass., engaged in training troops in anti-aircraft weapons. Spear is a past president of the Maine Fire Chiefs Association and served as first vice-president of the New England Association of Police Chiefs. He is treasurer of the Portland Veteran Firemen's Association. He is a member of the South Portland Lions Club, the Knights of Pythias, Hiram Lodge AF&AM and is a past commander of the Stewart P. Morrill Post, Alabama.
The child of Charles Orlo8 Spear, Jr. and Elizabeth Mansfield was:
1. Willis M.-9 Spear graduated from South Portland High School and Maine Maritime Academy; married Dorothy Perry on 17 June 1950 in South Portland, Maine. At that time
he was employed by the Portland Pipe Line Corporation and was a member of the Hiram Lodge, Free & Accepted Masons and the Maine Consistory.
Taken from a book:
"Decendants of Thomas Skolfield"
1707-1796 by "Ester S. deVries"
Thomas-1) was born in 1894 in Portland, Maine; married Elizabeth Mansfield. The following article appeared in the Portland Evening Express of February 16, 1934:
Sheriff Contest Is Likely To Become G.O.P. Free-For-AH
Chief Spear is widely known throughout the County, not only for his record as police and fire chief in South Portland, but as a prominent American Legionnaire and a National Guard officer. He is 40 years of age, was born in Portland and attended the public schools in Portland and South Portland where his family removed while he was at an
early age. During the World War he served overseas with the 54th Coast Artillery. After the war he continued his interest in military affairs, served in the Officers
Reserve Corps four years, organized and is now captain of Battery I the searchlight unit of the 240th Coast Artillery Regiment. Active also in the American Legion, he became commander of Stewart P. Morrill Post of South Portland and now is service officer of the post. He is
president of the State Association of Fire Chiefs of Maine, a vice-president of the Portland Veteran Firemen's Association and is affiliated with the Knights
of Pythias and the Masons.
He is a cousin of Mrs. Lloyd W. Jordan of Cape Elizabeth, widow of the late sheriff of the County; married Elizabeth Mansfield of Haverhill, Mass., and
they have two children.
Portland, Westbrook Officers Promoted At Fort Williams
Promotion of three officers of the Harbor Defenses of Portland, Major
Charles O. Spear, South Portland, and Major Augustus S. Mocker,
Westbrook, to temporary rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and First Lieutenant Kenneth A. Woods, Portland, to temporary rank of Captain, was announced at Fort Williams today. All three saw service during the First World War in artillery units. Lieut. Col. Spear, who in civilian life was chief of the fire and police departments of South Portland, is a native of Portland. He joined the 11th Company, Maine National Guard in 1917 and went to France in 1918
with the 54th Coast Artillery, serving there for a year.
In 1926 he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of the organized reserve and in 1929 became a First Lieutenant. He organized Battery I, 240th Coast Artillery, Maine National Guard, and in 1930 was commissioned Captain. August 16, 1940 he was made a Major, and a month later went on active service when the part of the Maine National Guard was called up. The following article appeared on page 24 of the Portland Press Herald of February 12, 1948:
Charles O. Spear, Jr. To Seek Nomination To Legislature In June Former Police and Fire Chief Charles O. Spear, Jr. today announced that he
will be a candidate for the Republican nomination to the State Legislature from South Portland in the June primaries. Spear is the first candidate to announce for one of the three local seats in the Legislature. (He) served as police and fire chief from 1928 until August of
last year when he retired. During World War II he was a lieutenant colonel at Camp Davis, S.C., Fort Bliss, Tex., and Camp Edwards, Mass., engaged in training troops in anti-aircraft weapons. Spear is a past president of the Maine Fire Chiefs Association and served as first vice-president of the New England Association of Police Chiefs. He is treasurer of the Portland Veteran Firemen's Association. He is a member of the South Portland Lions Club, the Knights of Pythias, Hiram Lodge AF&AM and is a past commander of the Stewart P. Morrill Post, Alabama.
The child of Charles Orlo8 Spear, Jr. and Elizabeth Mansfield was:
1. Willis M.-9 Spear graduated from South Portland High School and Maine Maritime Academy; married Dorothy Perry on 17 June 1950 in South Portland, Maine. At that time
he was employed by the Portland Pipe Line Corporation and was a member of the Hiram Lodge, Free & Accepted Masons and the Maine Consistory.
Taken from a book:
"Decendants of Thomas Skolfield"
1707-1796 by "Ester S. deVries"
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