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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"… the Portland Press Herald Guy Gannett with Senator Frederick Hale, Portland, 1920Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media In 1921, Portland…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"1860Maine Historical Society As a United State Senator in 1868, William Pitt Fessenden (1806-1869) of Portland was one of seven Republicans to vote…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 1 of 3

"Senator John Fairfield of Saco described Mrs. Madison in 1847 much as she appears in this daguerreotype: Mrs."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Senator James Doolittle, Bangor, 1866

"… and Maine State Museum Description Senator James Doolittle of Wisconsin was among the speakers at the Bangor Democratic Convention in…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"Additionally, all nine of Maine's senators elected that spring were separationists. With this incredible momentum, by May 1819 the question of…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"… In order to avoid a sectional crisis, Southern senators were able to link Maine's approval with that of Missouri—a pro-slavery state—and agree upon…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Maine State Prison

"He became a Major General during the War of 1812, in charge of the Maine District. Following the war, he started an effort to petition Massachusetts…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"They also needed to vote for a governor, and senators for the districts. Merrill Knight was moderator of said meeting and 20 votes were recorded."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"Signed, Senate of ther Hanse Town of Lübeck.” The weekly Lubec Herald newspaper reported the document one week later in its June 28th edition."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… area as a result of the efforts of United States Senator Edmund S. Muskie, born and raised in Rumford, to enact the 1972 Clean Water Act at the…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 4 of 5

"… state interests mobilized, especially in the US Senate, to reject the proposal, although it had other more pro-American dimensions."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"While serving in the Maine State Senate, Gould chaired the Committee on the State School for Boys in South Portland."

Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"… School was dedicated on August 10, 1952 with Senator Owen Brewster as the principal speaker. Officers of the school district were Claude L."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"… community in the House of Representatives, State Senate and on the Governor’s Council. Jeremy Porter built one of Strong’s most beautiful homes…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"The Governor, accompanied by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, both of whom were Masons, assumed the chair."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Wiggin stated: Senator Edward Wiggin, Presque Isle, ca. 1890Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum In Northern Aroostook are the three…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"In addition to being head of the bank, he was a Senate candidate several times, but was never elected because the Democratic-Republicans were in the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hannibal Hamlin, Bangor, 1866

"House and Senate. Martin wrote under the illustration, "Hannibal Hamlin in Norombega Sept 8th 1866." The remainder of the writing that can be seen…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architect William Keith

"… which he lived on Main Street and that of State Senator Edward Robinson, two lots to the east. Keith was a master at designing graceful proportions…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"Mr. Gould also served as a Maine and U.S. Senator. The main hospital building at the Aroostook Medical Center on Academy Street is named in his honor."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - People

"… Convention, representative in the Maine Senate, President of Maine's Senate, temporary governor of Maine upon the death of Enoch Lincoln, County…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is Established - 1823

"He was a member of the newly formed Maine State Senate from 1820 to 1824 and presided as President of the Maine Senate from 1823-24."

Historic Hallowell - Dr. John Hubbard

"Dr. Hubbard's OfficeHubbard Free Library Doctor Hubbard's most notable act as Governor was to sign the "Maine Law"-An Act for the Suppression of…"