James Erwin (politician)

{{Short description|American politician and attorney}}

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| name = James Erwin

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| office = Attorney General of Maine

| term_start = 1967

| term_end = 1971

| governor = Kenneth M. Curtis

| predecessor = Richard Dubord

| successor = Jon Lund

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1920|11|27}}

| birth_place = New York City

| death_date = {{death date and age|2005|07|14|1920|11|27}}

| death_place = York, Maine

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James Erwin (November 27, 1920 – July 14, 2005) was an American politician and attorney from Maine.{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2005/07/16/james_erwin_at_84_former_attorney_general_of_maine/?camp=pm|title=James Erwin, at 84; former attorney general of Maine - The Boston Globe|date=July 16, 2005|publisher=Boston Globe|accessdate=28 February 2013}} According to his 2005 obituary, Erwin was "born in New York City and grew up in Englewood, N.J. He spent his summers on his mother's family's farm in South Berwick, which is now the site of Berwick Academy. He graduated from Dartmouth College and served in the Army during World War II. He served as Maine Attorney General from 1967 to 1971 and was thrice a candidate for Governor of Maine as a Republican – he was the nominee in the 1970 and 1974 elections, and was defeated in the Republican primary in 1966.