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Keywords: Stuart, Gilbert 1755-1828
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Item 10095
Title: James Swan Jr., Thomaston, ca. 1810
Contributed by: Montpelier, The General Henry Knox Museum
Date: circa 1810
Location: Thomaston
Media: Oil on panel
Item 10596
Title: William King, Bath, ca. 1806
Contributed by: Patten Free Library
Date: circa 1855
Location: Bath; Augusta
Media: Oil on Canvas
Item 52764
Title: General Henry Knox, ca. 1805
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1805
Location: Thomaston
Media: Oil
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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.