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Judah Dana (search for this): entry maine
ie1883 to 1887 Joseph R. Bodwell1887 Sebastian S. Marble1887 to 1888 Edwin C. Burleigh1889 to 1892 Henry B. Cleaves1893 to 1897 Llewellyn Powers1897 to 1901 John F. Hill1901 to — United States Senators. Name.No. of Congress.Term. John Chandler16th to 20th1820 to 1829 John Holmes16th to 19th1820 to 1827 Albion K. Parris20th1828 John Holmes20th to 22d 1829 to 1833 Peleg Sprague21st to 23d1830 to 1835 John Ruggles23d to 26th 1835 to 1841 Ether Shepley23d to 24th1835 to 1836 Judah Dana24th1836 to 1837 Reuel Williams25th to 28th1837 to 1843 George Evans27th 29th1841 to 1847 John Fairfield28th to 30th 1843 to 1847 Wyman B. S. Moor30th1848 Hannibal Hamlin30th1848 to 1857 James W. Bradbury30th to 33d1847 to 1853 William Pitt Fessenden33d to 41st1854 to 1869 Amos Nourse34th1857 Hannibal Hamlin35th to 36th1857 to 1861 Lot M. Morrill36th to 44th1861 to 1876 Hannibal Hamlin41st to 46th1869 to 1881 James G. Blaine44th to 47th1876 to 1881 William P. Frye47th to —1881
Hannibal Hamlin (search for this): entry maine
50 John Hubbard1850 to 1853 William G. Crosby1853 to 1855 Anson P. Morrill1855 to 1856 Samuel Wells1856 to 1857 Hannibal Hamlin1857 Joseph H. Williams1857 to 1858 Governors-continued. Name.Term. Lot M. Morrill1858 to 1861 Israel Washburh1837 to 1843 George Evans27th 29th1841 to 1847 John Fairfield28th to 30th 1843 to 1847 Wyman B. S. Moor30th1848 Hannibal Hamlin30th1848 to 1857 James W. Bradbury30th to 33d1847 to 1853 William Pitt Fessenden33d to 41st1854 to 1869 Amos Nours Amos Nourse34th1857 Hannibal Hamlin35th to 36th1857 to 1861 Lot M. Morrill36th to 44th1861 to 1876 Hannibal Hamlin41st to 46th1869 to 1881 James G. Blaine44th to 47th1876 to 1881 William P. Frye47th to —1881 to — Eugene Hale47th to —1881 to — Amos Nourse34th1857 Hannibal Hamlin35th to 36th1857 to 1861 Lot M. Morrill36th to 44th1861 to 1876 Hannibal Hamlin41st to 46th1869 to 1881 James G. Blaine44th to 47th1876 to 1881 William P. Frye47th to —1881 to — Eugene Hale47th t
John Hubbard (search for this): entry maine
governors. (Prior to 1820 Maine was a part of Massachusetts.) Name.Term. William King1820 to 1821 William D. Williamson1821 Albion K. Parris1822 to 1826 Enoch Lincoln1827 to 1829 Nathan Cutler1829 Jonathan G. Hutton1830 to 1831 Samuel Emerson Smith1831 to 1833 Robert P. Dunlap1834 to 1837 Edward Kent1838 to 1839 John Fairfield1839 to 1840 Edward Kent1840 to 1841 John Fairfield1841 to 1843 Edward Kavanagh1843 to 1844 Hugh J. Anderson1844 to 1847 John W. Dana1847 to 1850 John Hubbard1850 to 1853 William G. Crosby1853 to 1855 Anson P. Morrill1855 to 1856 Samuel Wells1856 to 1857 Hannibal Hamlin1857 Joseph H. Williams1857 to 1858 Governors-continued. Name.Term. Lot M. Morrill1858 to 1861 Israel Washburn, Jr1861 to 1862 Abner Coburn1862 to 1864 Samuel Corey1864 to 1867 Joshua L. Chamberlain1867 to 1870 Sidney Perham1871 to 1873 Nelson Dingley, Jr1874 to 1875 Selden Connor1876 to 1879 Alonzo Garcelon1879 to 1880 Daniel F. Davis1880 to 1881 Harris M. P
Joseph R. Bodwell (search for this): entry maine
Morrill1855 to 1856 Samuel Wells1856 to 1857 Hannibal Hamlin1857 Joseph H. Williams1857 to 1858 Governors-continued. Name.Term. Lot M. Morrill1858 to 1861 Israel Washburn, Jr1861 to 1862 Abner Coburn1862 to 1864 Samuel Corey1864 to 1867 Joshua L. Chamberlain1867 to 1870 Sidney Perham1871 to 1873 Nelson Dingley, Jr1874 to 1875 Selden Connor1876 to 1879 Alonzo Garcelon1879 to 1880 Daniel F. Davis1880 to 1881 Harris M. Plaisted1881 to 1882 Frederick Robie1883 to 1887 Joseph R. Bodwell1887 Sebastian S. Marble1887 to 1888 Edwin C. Burleigh1889 to 1892 Henry B. Cleaves1893 to 1897 Llewellyn Powers1897 to 1901 John F. Hill1901 to — United States Senators. Name.No. of Congress.Term. John Chandler16th to 20th1820 to 1829 John Holmes16th to 19th1820 to 1827 Albion K. Parris20th1828 John Holmes20th to 22d 1829 to 1833 Peleg Sprague21st to 23d1830 to 1835 John Ruggles23d to 26th 1835 to 1841 Ether Shepley23d to 24th1835 to 1836 Judah Dana24th1836 to 1837 R
Samuel Emerson Smith (search for this): entry maine
e, in one year, about 600 Swedes, aided by the State, had settled upon 20,000 acres of land. They have their own municipal organization and schools, in which one of the chief studies is the English language. See United States, Maine, in vol. IX. governors. (Prior to 1820 Maine was a part of Massachusetts.) Name.Term. William King1820 to 1821 William D. Williamson1821 Albion K. Parris1822 to 1826 Enoch Lincoln1827 to 1829 Nathan Cutler1829 Jonathan G. Hutton1830 to 1831 Samuel Emerson Smith1831 to 1833 Robert P. Dunlap1834 to 1837 Edward Kent1838 to 1839 John Fairfield1839 to 1840 Edward Kent1840 to 1841 John Fairfield1841 to 1843 Edward Kavanagh1843 to 1844 Hugh J. Anderson1844 to 1847 John W. Dana1847 to 1850 John Hubbard1850 to 1853 William G. Crosby1853 to 1855 Anson P. Morrill1855 to 1856 Samuel Wells1856 to 1857 Hannibal Hamlin1857 Joseph H. Williams1857 to 1858 Governors-continued. Name.Term. Lot M. Morrill1858 to 1861 Israel Washburn, Jr1861
Hugh J. Anderson (search for this): entry maine
h language. See United States, Maine, in vol. IX. governors. (Prior to 1820 Maine was a part of Massachusetts.) Name.Term. William King1820 to 1821 William D. Williamson1821 Albion K. Parris1822 to 1826 Enoch Lincoln1827 to 1829 Nathan Cutler1829 Jonathan G. Hutton1830 to 1831 Samuel Emerson Smith1831 to 1833 Robert P. Dunlap1834 to 1837 Edward Kent1838 to 1839 John Fairfield1839 to 1840 Edward Kent1840 to 1841 John Fairfield1841 to 1843 Edward Kavanagh1843 to 1844 Hugh J. Anderson1844 to 1847 John W. Dana1847 to 1850 John Hubbard1850 to 1853 William G. Crosby1853 to 1855 Anson P. Morrill1855 to 1856 Samuel Wells1856 to 1857 Hannibal Hamlin1857 Joseph H. Williams1857 to 1858 Governors-continued. Name.Term. Lot M. Morrill1858 to 1861 Israel Washburn, Jr1861 to 1862 Abner Coburn1862 to 1864 Samuel Corey1864 to 1867 Joshua L. Chamberlain1867 to 1870 Sidney Perham1871 to 1873 Nelson Dingley, Jr1874 to 1875 Selden Connor1876 to 1879 Alonzo Garcelon
G. H. Thomas (search for this): entry maine
arles I. in 1639, when the region was called the province of Maine, in compliment to the Queen, who owned the province of Maine in France. In 1636 Gorges sent over his nephew, William Gorges, as governor of his domain, and he established his government at Saco, where, indeed, there had been an The old jail at York. organized government since 1623, when Robert Gorges was governor under the Plymouth Company. In 1639 Sir Ferdinando was appointed governor-general of New England, and his son Thomas was sent as lieutenant to administer the laws in 1640. He established himself at Agamenticus (now York), when, in 1642, the city called Gorgeana was incorporated. There the first representative government in Maine was established (1640). On the death of Sir Ferdinando (1647) the province of Maine descended to his heirs. and was placed under four jurisdictions. Massachusetts, fearing this sort of dismemberment of the colony might cause the fragments to fall into the hands of the French, m
John Cabot (search for this): entry maine
Maine, This most easterly State in the Union was admitted in 1820. Its shores were first visited by Europeans under Bartholomew Gosnold (1602) and Martin Pring (1603), though it is possible they were seen by Cabot (1498) and Verrazano (1524). The French, under De Monts, wintered near the site of Calais, on the St. Croix (1604-5), and took possession of the Sagadahock, or Kennebec, River. Captain Weymouth was there in 1605, and kidnapped some of the natives; and in 1607 the Plymouth Company sent emigrants to settle there, but they did Seal of the State of Maine. not remain long. A French mission established at Mount Desert was broken up by Samuel Argall (q. v.) in 1613, and the next year Captain Smith, landing first at Monhegan Island, explored the coast of Maine. The whole region of Maine, and far southward, westward and eastward, was included in the charter of the Plymouth Company, and in 1621 the company, having granted the country east of the St. Croix to Sir William Al
Lot M. Morrill (search for this): entry maine
1844 to 1847 John W. Dana1847 to 1850 John Hubbard1850 to 1853 William G. Crosby1853 to 1855 Anson P. Morrill1855 to 1856 Samuel Wells1856 to 1857 Hannibal Hamlin1857 Joseph H. Williams1857 to 1858 Governors-continued. Name.Term. Lot M. Morrill1858 to 1861 Israel Washburn, Jr1861 to 1862 Abner Coburn1862 to 1864 Samuel Corey1864 to 1867 Joshua L. Chamberlain1867 to 1870 Sidney Perham1871 to 1873 Nelson Dingley, Jr1874 to 1875 Selden Connor1876 to 1879 Alonzo Garcelon1879 to ms25th to 28th1837 to 1843 George Evans27th 29th1841 to 1847 John Fairfield28th to 30th 1843 to 1847 Wyman B. S. Moor30th1848 Hannibal Hamlin30th1848 to 1857 James W. Bradbury30th to 33d1847 to 1853 William Pitt Fessenden33d to 41st1854 to 1869 Amos Nourse34th1857 Hannibal Hamlin35th to 36th1857 to 1861 Lot M. Morrill36th to 44th1861 to 1876 Hannibal Hamlin41st to 46th1869 to 1881 James G. Blaine44th to 47th1876 to 1881 William P. Frye47th to —1881 to — Eugene Hale47th to —188
Selden Connor (search for this): entry maine
ward Kavanagh1843 to 1844 Hugh J. Anderson1844 to 1847 John W. Dana1847 to 1850 John Hubbard1850 to 1853 William G. Crosby1853 to 1855 Anson P. Morrill1855 to 1856 Samuel Wells1856 to 1857 Hannibal Hamlin1857 Joseph H. Williams1857 to 1858 Governors-continued. Name.Term. Lot M. Morrill1858 to 1861 Israel Washburn, Jr1861 to 1862 Abner Coburn1862 to 1864 Samuel Corey1864 to 1867 Joshua L. Chamberlain1867 to 1870 Sidney Perham1871 to 1873 Nelson Dingley, Jr1874 to 1875 Selden Connor1876 to 1879 Alonzo Garcelon1879 to 1880 Daniel F. Davis1880 to 1881 Harris M. Plaisted1881 to 1882 Frederick Robie1883 to 1887 Joseph R. Bodwell1887 Sebastian S. Marble1887 to 1888 Edwin C. Burleigh1889 to 1892 Henry B. Cleaves1893 to 1897 Llewellyn Powers1897 to 1901 John F. Hill1901 to — United States Senators. Name.No. of Congress.Term. John Chandler16th to 20th1820 to 1829 John Holmes16th to 19th1820 to 1827 Albion K. Parris20th1828 John Holmes20th to 22d 1829 to 1
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