John Holmes, Alfred, ca. 1840
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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.
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- 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 (cm): 26 x 21
- Local Code: Photographs--People--Holmes, 0010*, 1992.1037
- Object Type: Image
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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
People
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