City Council in 1967 representing the city's West End neighborhood. He took office in 1968 and held the office until 1977. MacVane served as the largely ceremonial Mayor of Portland for one term, from 1970 to 1971. He was also elected to the Portland School Board and served as a member of the Portland Transit Authority. Philanthropy MacVane served on the boards of directors for numerous organizations, including the Portland Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Portland YMCA. He also headed or chaired the committees for the Portland Bicentennial Committee, the Portland Public Library and the Reiche School. Later life MacVane remained active throughout his life. He won the New England seniors badminton doubles and singles championships in 1990. He continued to attend classes at the University of Southern Maine's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute into his 90s. During his life, MacVane was a member of many Portland area organizations and societies, including Portland Rotary Club, the Masons, the Western Maine Torch Club, the Cumberland Club, Sigma Phi Society and the Portland Yacht Club. MacVane died on August 1, 2010, at the age of 95. He was survived by three children from his 60-year marriage to his wife, Margaret MacVane: two daughters, Lesley MacVane and Margaret Murray and a son, Captain Forbes MacVane of the U.S. Navy. He was also survived by two children from his first marriage, William Harris and Patricia MacVane. MacVane was the oldest living Mayor of Portland at the time of his death in 2010. References 1915 births 2010 deaths American surgeons Mayors of Portland, Maine Maine Democrats United States Army personnel of World War II Williams College alumni Johns Hopkins University alumni Portland, Maine School Board members Portland, Maine City Council members Hebron Academy alumni United States Army Medical Corps officers