Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Senator James Doolittle, Bangor, 1866

"… and Maine State Museum Description Senator James Doolittle of Wisconsin was among the speakers at the Bangor Democratic Convention in…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Maine State Prison

"… Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Senate. He became a Major General during the War of 1812, in charge of the Maine District."

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"… In order to avoid a sectional crisis, Southern senators were able to link Maine's approval with that of Missouri—a pro-slavery state—and agree upon…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"Additionally, all nine of Maine's senators elected that spring were separationists. With this incredible momentum, by May 1819 the question of…"

Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"… School was dedicated on August 10, 1952 with Senator Owen Brewster as the principal speaker. Officers of the school district were Claude L."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"The Governor, accompanied by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, both of whom were Masons, assumed the chair."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"… community in the House of Representatives, State Senate and on the Governor’s Council. Jeremy Porter built one of Strong’s most beautiful homes…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"While serving in the Maine State Senate, Gould chaired the Committee on the State School for Boys in South Portland."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"In addition to being head of the bank, he was a Senate candidate several times, but was never elected because the Democratic-Republicans were in the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hannibal Hamlin, Bangor, 1866

"House and Senate. Martin wrote under the illustration, "Hannibal Hamlin in Norombega Sept 8th 1866." The remainder of the writing that can be seen…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Wiggin stated: Senator Edward Wiggin, Presque Isle, ca. 1890Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum In Northern Aroostook are the three…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"1860Maine Historical Society As a United State Senator in 1868, William Pitt Fessenden (1806-1869) of Portland was one of seven Republicans to vote…"

Margaret Chase Smith Library

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"Mr. Gould also served as a Maine and U.S. Senator. The main hospital building at the Aroostook Medical Center on Academy Street is named in his honor."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"… the Portland Press Herald Guy Gannett with Senator Frederick Hale, Portland, 1920Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media In 1921, Portland…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is Established - 1823

"He was a member of the newly formed Maine State Senate from 1820 to 1824 and presided as President of the Maine Senate from 1823-24."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… who was then President of the Massachusetts State Senate. “Our plantation has sent a petition to be incorporated; the name I can not like very…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architect William Keith

"… which he lived on Main Street and that of State Senator Edward Robinson, two lots to the east. Keith was a master at designing graceful proportions…"

Historic Hallowell - Dr. John Hubbard

"… entered politics and was elected to the state Senate, and in 1849 was elected Governor, an office he held from 1850-1853. Dr."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"Rufus again was elected to the United States Senate in 1813 and reelected in 1819. While serving in the senate, Rufus worked on the Missouri…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - People

"… Convention, representative in the Maine Senate, President of Maine's Senate, temporary governor of Maine upon the death of Enoch Lincoln, County…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"In 1837, as a United States Senator, John Ruggles initiated legislation creating the Patent Office as we know it today, holding the first patent in…"

Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"… Historical Society Joel Miller, who was also a Senator and later Judge of Probate in 1836, became the second warden."