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Keywords: Harris, Philip Spooner 1824-1884
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Item 10596
Title: William King, Bath, ca. 1806
Contributed by: Patten Free Library
Date: circa 1855
Location: Bath; Augusta
Media: Oil on Canvas
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Maine's first governor, William King, was arguably the most influential figure in Maine's achieving statehood in 1820. Although he served just one year as the Governor of Maine, he was instrumental in establishing the new state's constitution and setting up its governmental infrastructure.