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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…"

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…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 1 of 3

"Senator John Fairfield of Saco described Mrs. Madison in 1847 much as she appears in this daguerreotype: Mrs."

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…"

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…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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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

"He became a Major General during the War of 1812, in charge of the Maine District. Following the war, he started an effort to petition Massachusetts…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"They also needed to vote for a governor, and senators for the districts. Merrill Knight was moderator of said meeting and 20 votes were recorded."

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."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… area as a result of the efforts of United States Senator Edmund S. Muskie, born and raised in Rumford, to enact the 1972 Clean Water Act at the…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 4 of 5

"… state interests mobilized, especially in the US Senate, to reject the proposal, although it had other more pro-American dimensions."

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."

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 - "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…"

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."

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…"

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 - 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."

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…"

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 - 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."

Historic Hallowell - Dr. John Hubbard

"Dr. Hubbard's OfficeHubbard Free Library Doctor Hubbard's most notable act as Governor was to sign the "Maine Law"-An Act for the Suppression of…"