Earle Grey Shettleworth

Background

Shettleworth, Earle Grey was born on August 17, 1948 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Earle Grey and Esther Elizabeth Shettleworth.

Education

Bachelor, Colby College, Waterville, Maine, 1970. Master of Arts, Boston University, 1979.

Career

In 2004, Shettleworth was appointed the sixth State Historian by Governor John Baldacci and reappointed four years later. He became interested in historic preservation in 1961 when, at the age of 13, Portland"s Union Station was destroyed in favor of a strip mall. In 1970, Shettleworth earned a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from Colby College.

He also earned an Master of Arts in Architectural History from Boston University in 1979, and an honorary degree from Bowdoin College in 2008.

Shettleworth served as president of the Maine Historical Society from 1977 to 1979 as well as various other appointed positions in state historical preservation.

Achievements

• Earle Grey Shettleworth has been listed as a noteworthy historic administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of American Institute of Architects (Maine Chapter) (honorary), Maine History Preservation Commission, Maine State Archives Board, Maine History Society (trustee, president 1977-1979).

Connections

Father:

Earle Grey Shettleworth

Mother:

Esther Elizabeth Shettleworth