Samuel Shapiro (Maine politician)
American politician (born 1927)
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Samuel Shapiro (born August 26, 1927) is an American politician in the state of Maine. A Democrat, Shapiro served from 1981 to 1996 as State Treasurer of Maine.[1]
Samuel Shapiro | |
|---|---|
| State Treasurer of Maine | |
| In office 1981–1996 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 26, 1927 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Pittsburgh |
Shapiro was born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania to Jewish immigrant parents from Ukraine and Lithuania. He spent two years in the U.S. Navy and then attended the University of Pittsburgh on the G.I. bill. He then moved to Waterville, Maine, where he ran several furniture stores owned by his father-in-law. Shapiro eventually became the treasurer of the Maine Democratic Party for thirteen years. He served as state treasurer of Maine from 1981 to 1996.[2]
