Keywords: Democratic Party
Item 28383
Joel Chandler letter on Democratic party, Portland, 1834
Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1834 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 28350
Ether Shepley letter on Democratic Party, 1834
Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1834 Location: Portland; Saco Media: Ink on paper
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Margaret Chase Smith: A Historic Candidacy
When she announced her candidacy for President in January 1964, three-term Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman to seek the nomination of one of the two major political parties.
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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator
George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Senator James Doolittle, Bangor, 1866
"… party." The Bangor convention preceded the Democrats' Philadelphia convention, held before the 1866 mid-year elections with the hope of forming a…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Dr. George W. Ladd, Bangor, ca. 1866
"He also was a Democrat and Greenback Party member of Congress from 1879-1883. Here he appears as drawn by John Martin, a Bangor accountant and…"
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An enjoyable conference, Portland 2021
by John C. Decker, Danville, Pennsylvania
Some snippets from a 4-day conference by transportation historians in Portland, September 7-11, 2021
