Caleb R. Ayer House
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The Caleb R. Ayer House or Ayer-Swasey House is an historic house in Cornish, Maine
. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2002.
It was the home of Caleb Ayer
, a Maine politician who served in the Maine Senate
and as Secretary of State of Maine
in 1856.
Cornish, Maine
Cornish is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,269 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area...
. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places listings in York County, Maine
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in York County, Maine.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in York County, Maine, United States...
in 2002.
It was the home of Caleb Ayer
Caleb Ayer
Caleb R. Ayer was a Maine politician in the 19th century. Ayer graduated from Dartmouth College in 1834 and was admitted to the bar in 1838. He was an associate of Nathan Clifford and moved to Cornish in York County in 1841. Six years later in 1847, Ayer was elected as a Democrat to the Maine...
, a Maine politician who served in the Maine Senate
Maine Senate
The Maine Senate is the upper house of the Maine Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maine. The Senate currently consists of 35 members representing an equal number of districts across the state, though the Maine Constitution allows for "an odd number of Senators, not less than...
and as Secretary of State of Maine
Secretary of State of Maine
The Secretary of State of Maine is elected by the Legislature in that U.S. state. The Maine Secretary of State is responsible for administering elections, the Maine State Archives, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, and for chartering corporations. The Secretary of State is elected to no more than two...
in 1856.