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John Charles Olmsted was an American landscape architect. The nephew and adopted son of Frederick Law Olmsted, he worked with his father and his younger brother, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., in their father's firm. After their father retired, the brothers took over leadership and founded Olmsted Brothers as a landscape design firm. The firm became well known for designing many urban parks, college campuses, and other public places. John Olmsted's body of work from over 40 years as a landscape architect has left its mark on the American urban landscape.
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Peter Ernest Cianchette is an American diplomat, businessman, politician and former United States Ambassador to Costa Rica from 2008 to 2009. He was elected to the Maine House of Representatives and served there from 1996 to 2000. Cianchette was the Republican nominee for governor of Maine in 2002, losing to Democrat U.S. Representative John Baldacci.
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Edward W. Atwood was an American lawyer and politician from Maine. Atwood, a Republican, represented Portland in the Maine House of Representatives for two terms from 1923 – 1926. Prior to serving in the Legislature, Atwood had served as a Flying Ace during World War I.
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- ↑ "Pierce Atwood LLP - Firm Overview". bestlawfirms.usnews.com.