Keywords: Republican Convention
Item 76632
Republican delegates to national convention, 1868
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1868 Location: Portland; Norridgewock; Chicago Media: Ink on paper
Item 65954
Cover of Souvenir Program for the Republican Party celtennial, Strong, 1954
Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: 1954-08-07 Location: Strong Media: pamphlet, ink on paper
Item 151728
Sewall camp additions, Phippsburg, 1914
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1914 Location: Phippsburg Client: Harold M. Sewall Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Item 151546
Churchill House on State St., Portland, 1928-1934
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1928–1934 Location: Portland Client: Major Gist. Blair Architect: Binford & Wadsworth
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Margaret Chase Smith: A Historic Candidacy
When she announced her candidacy for President in January 1964, three-term Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman to seek the nomination of one of the two major political parties.
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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator
George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.
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Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma
"… while Federalists had opposed it, it was Republicans who overwhelmingly attended the Maine Constitutional Convention."
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Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists
"If it passed, a convention would be held in Brunswick later that month to draw up a new Maine constitution."
