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Robert Gorges (search for this): entry maine
nce 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), whenf the freeholders in five towns took the oath of allegiance to the Bay State. The latter province then assumed supreme rule in Maine, and continued it until the restoration of the Stuarts (1660), when Charles II., on the petition of the heirs of Gorges, sent over a commission to re-establish the authority of the grantees. Massachusetts. after long resistance, purchased the interests (1677) of the claimants for £12,000 sterling. In 1674 the Dutch conquered the territory eastward from the Pen
Alonzo Garcelon (search for this): entry maine
ugh 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 1833 Peleg Sprague21st to 23
Anson P. Morrill (search for this): entry maine
s.) 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. Plaisted1881 to 1882 Frederick Robie1883 to 1887 Joseph R.
Joseph H. Williams (search for this): entry maine
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. Plaisted1881 to 1882 Frederick Robie1883 to 1887 Joseph R. Bodwell1887 Sebastian S. Marble1887 to 1888 Edwin C. Burleigh1889 to 1892
Edwin C. Burleigh (search for this): entry maine
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 Reuel Williams25th to 28th1837 to 1843 George Evans27th
York (search for this): entry maine
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, made claim to the territory under its charter. Many of the people of Maine preferred to be under the juri
Edward Kavanagh (search for this): entry maine
e 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 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 Conno
Samuel Wells (search for this): entry maine
ing1820 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. Plaisted1881 to 1882 Frederick Robie1883 to 1887 Joseph R. Bodwell1887 Sebastian S. M
Cornelius Steenwyck (search for this): entry maine
te. The latter province then assumed supreme rule in Maine, and continued it until the restoration of the Stuarts (1660), when Charles II., on the petition of the heirs of Gorges, sent over a commission to re-establish the authority of the grantees. Massachusetts. after long resistance, purchased the interests (1677) of the claimants for £12,000 sterling. In 1674 the Dutch conquered the territory eastward from the Penobscot, including that of Acadia and Nova Scotia; and in 1676 Cornelius Steenwyck was appointed governor of the conquered territory by the Dutch West India Company. Settlers from Boston soon afterwards expelled the Dutch. Meanwhile the horrors of King Philip's War had extended to that region, and in the space of three months 100 persons were murdered. Then came disputes arising out of the claims Lumbering in Maine. of the Duke of York (to whom Charles II. had given New Netherland) to the country between the Kennebec and St. Croix rivers, which in 1683 had bee
Jonathan G. Hutton (search for this): entry maine
t a place called New Sweden, where, 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
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