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First Name:
Leverett
Last Name:
Stanley
Type: Light Keeper
Collection / Donor:
Middle Initial:
S.
Born:
1894
Died:
1968
Place(s)
Place:
Title / Position:
2nd Assistant Lighthouse Keeper
Cause of Termination:
Promoted
Year Started:
1924
Year Departed:
1929
Begin Salary:
1020
End Salary:
1380
Place:
Title / Position:
1st Assistant Lighthouse Keeper
Cause of Termination:
Demoted
Year Started:
1929
Year Departed:
1930
Begin Salary:
1440
End Salary:
1440
Place:
Title / Position:
2nd Assistant Lighthouse Keeper
Cause of Termination:
Promoted
Year Started:
1930
Year Departed:
1935
Begin Salary:
1380
End Salary:
1440
Place:
Title / Position:
1st Assistant Lighthouse Keeper
Cause of Termination:
Transferred and Promoted
Year Started:
1935
Year Departed:
1940
Begin Salary:
1440
End Salary:
1440
Place:
Title / Position:
Principal Lighthouse Keeper
Cause of Termination:
Retired
Year Started:
1940
Year Departed:
1950
Begin Salary:
1440
End Salary:
2799
Source:
National Archives Retirement Card
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Entered Date:
Apr 17, 2018
Photo of Leverett Stanley winding the clockwork mechanism for the fog bell at Bass Harbor Head Light Station (U.S. Coast Guard)
Retired for physical disability on August 31, 1950. He was painting the bell weight tower on May 31, 1944, when the foot of the ladder slipped and he feel about 12 feet. This injury was believed to have led to his disability.