Early Life

I was born in Augusta Maine to Ellen Boyer and Scott Nottingham. My father was a heater technician for Dead River, while my mother worked odd jobs and was currently employed at a furniture store near Bowdoin College in Brunswick.

My first name was chosen by my paternal grandfather, while my middle names, "James" and "Robert" were the first names of both my paternal (James) and maternal (Robert) grandfathers. My last name, Nottingham, was my father's last name and the Nottingham family had lived in West Virginia for... well, nearly as long as they had been in America for. I'm glad to have been born in Maine!

Early life included going to school in Wiscasset Maine, but by fourth grade I had transitioned to Poland Maine as part of a move. I enjoyed Wiscasset for how quiet it was. I wouldn't have the same affinity for nature if I hadn't spent so much time in the woods near where we lived. Poland, however, would be where I feel much more at home overall. I didn't always have the easiest time fitting in, but hey, what child does?

He has a great sister named Hope but her twin isn’t as great as her.