Maine Memory Network

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

"Senator James Doolittle, Bangor, 1866 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description Senator James Doolittle…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"Senator in 1848. During the 1856 campaign, he won the governorship of Maine as a Republican, but held that office only a few weeks, resigning to…"

Guilford, Maine - STUDENT CORNER

"… on their tour of Bangor Daily News, Piscataquis Community Middle School students were very fortunate to meet with Senator Olympia Snowe. X"

Margaret Chase Smith Library

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Historic Clothing Collection - Sally Holmes's evening gown, ca. 1824 - Page 1 of 2

"… John Holmes, served as one of Maine's first US senators after Statehood. Sally and her daughter, Sarah Ann, spent "the season" in Washington."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 2 of 2

"Sally Holmes was the wife of Senator John Holmes, one of Maine's first senators. Her satin ball gown features the almost natural level waist of the…"

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…"

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."

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…"

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…"

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."

Historic Hallowell - Thomas Bond House

"… (1813-14), and served as a member of the Maine Senate (1822-23). The 1885 map of Hallowell shows the occupant of the Thomas Bond House as C.A."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The John Ruggles House

"… Maine 2008Thomaston Historical Society Senator John Ruggles designed and built his federal-style home for his family in 1827."

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…"

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…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"Morrill, Congressman and Senator Eugene Hale, Maine Governor Samuel Streeter Marble, attorney Elbridge Gerry Harlow, trial justice John Mason Eustis…"

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…"

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."

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."

Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

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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…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"Signed, Senate of ther Hanse Town of Lübeck.” The weekly Lubec Herald newspaper reported the document one week later in its June 28th edition."

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…"

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."