Rev. Samuel F. Pearson, Portland, ca. 1900
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The Rev. Samuel F. Pearson (1841-1902), a native of Roxbury, Massachusetts, served with the 40th Massachusetts Regiment for three years during the Civil War and came to Portland in 1872.
He became a strong temperance supporter and was president of the state temperance organization in the 1870s.
In 1878 he began work with others to establish a mission in Portland.
He was ordained in 1879 and became the pastor of Christ's Faith Church at 402 1/2 Congress Street.
In 1900 he was elected sheriff of Portland; he died in the middle of his term.
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- Title: Rev. Samuel F. Pearson, Portland, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Town: Portland
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: Photograph
- Local Code: Photographs--OS--Large--Box 6; 2716*
- Object Type: Image
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Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Temperance
Pearson, Samuel F.--Portrait photographs
Clergy--Maine--Portland
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