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State flag of Maine Location of Maine on the U.S. map The following is a list of prominent people who were born in the American state of Maine , live in Maine, or for whom Maine is a significant part of their identity.
The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Portland, Maine. Eccentric and influential writer and critic, John Neal Birthplace of Thomas B. Reed c. 1915 (since demolished) Wadsworth-Longfellow House c. 1910 Fort Levett
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Samuel P. Benson 1825, congressman from Maine (1853–57) and Maine Secretary of State; Jonathan Cilley 1825, congressman from Maine (1837–38) whose death in an 1838 duel with a Kentucky congressman prompted outrage and a congressional ban on the practice [10] Cullen Sawtelle 1825, congressman from Maine (1845–47, 1849–51)
This category is for people from the United States state of Maine Classification : People : By nationality : American : By state : Maine Also: Countries : United States : States : Maine : People
Conrad Heyer (April 10, 1749 or 1753 [Note 1] – February 19, 1856) was an American farmer, veteran of the American Revolutionary War, and centenarian.He is often credited as being the earliest-born person to have been photographed alive, although several other contenders are known, most notably a shoemaker named John Adams and Caesar, an African.
John Baldacci (1995–2003), US congress; Governor of Maine; Mark Alton Barwise, only elected member of the Spiritualist religion known to have achieved statewide office in the United States: attorney who served in the Maine House of Representatives, and then the Maine State Senate, in 1921–1926. Barwise was a trustee (and senior counsel) of ...
Attempts to uncover the history of the name of Maine began with James Sullivan's 1795 "History of the District of Maine." He made the unsubstantiated claim that the Province of Maine was a compliment to the queen of Charles I , Henrietta Maria , who once "owned" the Province of Maine in France.