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Description
John Holmes (1773-1843), a prominent lawyer from Alfred, was active from 1815-1820 in efforts to separate Maine from Massachusetts.
A 1796 graduate of Brown University, he represented Alfred in the Maine State Constitutional Convention in 1819.
He served as a U.S. Senator for 11 years and was appointed by President Monroe to the commission that negotiated the border dispute between Maine and Canada.
About This Item
- Title: John Holmes, Alfred, ca. 1840
- Creator: Ritchie, A. H.
- Creation Date: circa 1840
- Subject Date: circa 1840
- Town: Alfred
- County: York
- State: ME
- Media: Engraving
- Dimensions: 26 cm x 21 cm
- Local Code: Photographs--People--Holmes, 0010*, 1992.1037
- Object Type: Image
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x219
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- Holmes, John, 1773-1843--Portraits
- United States--Boundaries--Canada
- Engravings
- Statehood (American politics)
- Canada--Boundaries--United States
- Legislators--United States
- Lawyers--Maine--Alfred
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