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John Martin: Expert Observer - George Melvin Weston, Bangor, ca. 1867

"Peters, who was elected. Martin wrote about various business schemes and scandals in which Weston was involved."

Historic Hallowell - Portrait of the Proprietor

"He was the second Maine Governor from Hallowell elected in 1887. His son Joseph F. Bodwell succeeded him as president of the Hallowell Granite Works."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town

"… until 1962 that another woman, Roberta Joyce, was elected to the School Administrative District #76 School Board. She served until 1972."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 129-142

"Grant song Gilman Townsend 1872 election results Death of Horace Greeley Irish National Movement Hannibal Hamlin"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 30-47

"… Stetson Proposal for dam Theodore Brown 1866 election results John A. Peters Judge Hathaway Capt. Thomas Sanford Bob Perkins Cyrus S."

Historic Hallowell - Dr. John Hubbard

"In 1843 Hubbard entered politics and was elected to the state Senate, and in 1849 was elected Governor, an office he held from 1850-1853. Dr."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Grant-Wilson political rally, Augusta Depot, 1872

"… fellow supporters of the Republican ticket to re-elect U.S. Grant and his running mate, Henry Wilson, took a train from Bangor to the rally, then…"

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

"… convention, held before the 1866 mid-year elections with the hope of forming a new political party to help President Andrew Johnson, who was…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - George Francis Train, Bangor, 1866

"… up the Irish and get them on a fever heat for the coming election ..." View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"… probably dates from the 1860 presidential election in which Hamlin was the Republican nominee for vice president."

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

"In 1784 Rufus was elected to represent Massachusetts at the Continental Congress. As a delegate to the Federal constitutional convention in…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"Selectmen, Town Clerk, and Tax Collector, Bondsmen, Road Surveyors, Hog Reaves and other positions were elected to see that the town would be on…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"… Robinson, a successful captain and shipbuilder elected to Congress in 1836, later a presidential elector and candidate for governor of Maine."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-

"… figures, including Hannibal Hamlin, 1866 election results   Part 3, pages 48-64 More Hannibal Hamlin, other political figures and activities…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early 1800s

"… mortgaged to him by Lucy Knox prior to 1820, was elected as first Governor when Maine became a state."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 4, pages 57-76

"… of this section is about the 1864 presidential election and the end of the war activities in Bangor in which a large crowd of Union supporters…"

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

"8, 1866, during the mid-term election campaign, former Vice President Hannibal Hamlin spoke at Norumbega Hall in Bangor on behalf of Republican…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"… in May, a month after the 1816 gubernatorial elections. However, the Court stipulated that the separationists must win by "a large majority" to be…"

Historic Hallowell - The Fireman's Musters in Hallowell

"The elected officers were the president, vice president, and secretary/treasurer. The Muster Association was not active throughout most of the 1980's…"

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

"… of his political service, William King was elected as the first Governor of the State of Maine."

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Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"The town clerk was a secretary and kept files. When Jacob was thirty-three in 1839, he was elected to the state legislature."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"History in the place of math. The number of electives to chose from was much lower than today. Freshmen in 1915 had a choice of three electives and…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"He would be elected to Congress in 1868 and spend the rest of his life in Washington, D.C. When war broke out between the states in 1861, the first…"