Maine Memory Network

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…"

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Longfellow Era: 1807-1901

"As a civil engineer for the United States Coast Survey, he charted the shoreline and harbors of New England."

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…"

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…"

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."

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

"… the first 1,000,000 subscriber magazine in the United States. The success of Comfort was also the major source of the families financial resources."

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 - 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."

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…"

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…"

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."

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…"

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…"

Margaret Chase Smith Library

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"In 1804, he was an unsuccessful Federalist candidate for Vice President of the United States. Rufus again was elected to the United States Senate in…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… who was then President of the Massachusetts State Senate. “Our plantation has sent a petition to be incorporated; the name I can not like very…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"In 1837, as a United States Senator, John Ruggles initiated legislation creating the Patent Office as we know it today, holding the first patent in…"

Washburn-Norlands Living History Center

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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…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"Rufus represented New York in the United States Senate; and as a senator, worked on the Missouri Compromise that permitted Maine to enter the Union…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"Senate, 9 May 2017, www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/VP_Hannibal_Hamlin.htm King, Tabitha, and Marsha DeFilippo."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… Desert Island Historical Society Former state senator and Mount Desert High School star, Dennis Damon, reported that when he was growing up in the…"

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"He was elected to the U. S. Senate in 1978, 1984 and 1990. While in the Congress, Cohen was forced to vote on two very controversial issues: Richard…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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