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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"… Historical Society Many local businessmen and lawyers gained state and national recognition. William Keith sold a lot with a partially constructed…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"James Sullivan was one of these lawyers, and would serve as a Judge in the Supreme Court, Governor of Massachusetts, and Biddeford's representative…"

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Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 1 of 3

"A brilliant lawyer and politician, Madison served as Thomas Jefferson’s Secretary of State from 1801 to 1809, succeeding him in the presidency from…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 3 of 5

"The lawyers ultimately found in favor of the proprietors, effectively ending Dunbar’s career as a land agent."

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 2 of 3

"… residents included business owners, doctors, lawyers, judges, druggists, opticians, superintendents, artisans and crafters of all backgrounds."

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

"… moral, and religious rights." Hamlin was a lawyer in Hampden before the Civil War. He had served in the Maine House of Representatives and the…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Benjamin Kimball, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… Description Benjamin Kimball, a Bangor lawyer, served in Co. B of the 22nd Maine Infantry from October 1862 to August 1863."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - People

"… Maine Attorney General (2009-2011, 2013-2019); lawyer Stephen Titcomb 1752-1847: One of Farmington's first settlers Athletes Dan Simoneau born…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"Also in March of 1918, Sumner P. Mills, a local lawyer and political figure was placed in charge of the “Women on Farms” venture."

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Porter Memorial Library

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 2 of 6

"… eighteenth century, Massachusetts merchants, lawyers, and political leaders increasingly saw the Maine borderland as a place to cultivate their own…"

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Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail

"… and 1916 Valedictorian, Avery did become a lawyer with a career in government service. (Inexplicably, both the Yearbook and the Commencement…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"All development revolved around the river. Lawyers, including James Sullivan and George Thatcher, were drawn to the town were here to work on real…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"… Wilson, a Mexico native who became a successful lawyer in Rhode Island, purchased the property and added a carriage house, a hen house with cupola…"

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Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

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Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… 2 churches, 2 physicians, 1 dentist, 1 lawyer, 2 undertakers, and 1 newspaper; the Guilford Citizen."

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Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"Jonathan Morgan, a young lawyer, came from Portland around 1800 “to grow with the town.” A man of great talent and wide-ranging interests, he seemed…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"Dr. Robert Southgate Robert Southgate: doctor, lawyer, judge, gentleman farmer, and businessman. According to family tradition, in 1771 Dr."

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Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… Enoch Lincoln attended Harvard and became a lawyer. Admitted to the bar in 1811, he started practicing law in Fryeburg, Maine in 1812, moving his…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"Tracy, a New York lawyer, brought his family and their friends, 27 in all, for a whole month. Though other prominent visitors had visited the island…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… about a dozen stores and the usual number of lawyers and doctors, one public house, which we used for Provost Marshal’s office, and a number of…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… left the practice of medicine to become a lawyer, judge and gentleman farmer. The large home he built overlooking the marsh on what is now Route 1…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… was still young, he really wanted to become a lawyer. However, his desire was diverted to other important matters."