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Description
James Gillespie Blaine (1830-1893), a native of West Brownsville, Pennsylvania, served in the Maine House of Representatives from 1859-1862, then was in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1876 and the U.S. Senate from 1876-1881.
Blaine is best as Speaker of the House from 1869 to 1875 and Secretary of State in 1881 and 1889-1892. He was a popular statesman and was a candidate for President from the Republican Party in 1884.
About This Item
- Title: James Gillespie Blaine, Augusta, 1880
- Creation Date: 1880
- Subject Date: 1880
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Locations:
- Augusta, Kennebec County, ME
- Augusta, Kennebec County, ME
- Media: Photoprint
- Dimensions: 12 cm x 9 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 536
- Collection: Photograph album of the Maine Legislature
- Object Type: Image
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