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Interview With Brian Kilroy By Andrea L’Hommedieu, Brian J. Kilroy
Interview With Brian Kilroy By Andrea L’Hommedieu, Brian J. Kilroy
George J. Mitchell Oral History Project
Biographical Note
Brian Joseph Kilroy was born on November 22, 1955, to Robert and Constance Ann (Greaney) Kilroy in Lewiston, Maine, and grew up in Delaware. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware and a master’s degree from the University of Maine. His father’s parents were Francis and Jane Kilroy, both from Portland. Francis Kilroy and George Mitchell, Sr. were brothers. Brian’s grandmother, Jane, served as a Democrat in the Maine legislature and on the Democratic National Committee.
Summary
Interview includes discussion of: Kilroy family background; George Mitchell’s father; Jane Kilroy’s career in Maine state legislature and …
Interview With Tom Nale By Mike Hastings, Thomas 'Tom' J. Nale
Interview With Tom Nale By Mike Hastings, Thomas 'Tom' J. Nale
George J. Mitchell Oral History Project
Biographical Note
Thomas J. “Tom” Nale was born on December 19, 1947, in Bangor Maine, to Melvin Travis and Caroline Theresa Nale. He is a second cousin of George Mitchell; his grandmother and George Mitchell’s mother were sisters. Nale was graduated from Thomas College and then taught at the Maine Central Institute for four years before going to law school at the Franklin Pierce Law Center. In 1986, Nale ran for mayor of Waterville, Maine, and served for two years before returning to his law practice.
Summary
Interview includes discussion of: the Mitchell family’s Lebanese heritage and being Lebanese in …