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Benjamin WHITE, Congress, ME (1790-1860)

WHITE Benjamin , a Representative from Maine; born in Goshen (now Vienna), Maine, May 13, 1790; attended the common schools; moved to Winthrop, Maine, in 1802 and was employed on a farm until…

George Huntington Hartford Biography

George Huntington HartfordretailerBorn: 1833Birthplace: Augusta, Maine Hartford worked in stores in Boston and St. Louis before heading to New York City, where he and George F. Gilman opened…

John Fox POTTER, Congress, WI (1817-1899)

POTTER John Fox , a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Augusta, Maine, May 11, 1817; attended the common schools and Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H.; studied law; was admitted to the…

Peter Nicholas KYROS, Congress, ME (1925)

KYROS Peter Nicholas , a Representative from Maine; born in Portland, Maine, July 11, 1925; attended the public schools in Portland, Maine, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; graduated…

David BRONSON, Congress, ME (1800-1863)

BRONSON David , a Representative from Maine; born in Suffield, Conn., February 8, 1800; was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1819; studied law; was admitted to the bar in…

John Hovey RICE, Congress, ME (1816-1911)

RICE John Hovey , a Representative from Maine; born in Mount Vernon, Maine, February 5, 1816; attended the common schools; clerk in the office of the register of deeds, Augusta, Maine, 1831-1841;…

John Noble GOODWIN, Congress, ME (1824-1887)

GOODWIN John Noble , a Representative from Maine and a Delegate from the Territory of Arizona; born in South Berwick, York County, Maine, October 18, 1824; attended public schools and the local…

Frederick George PAYNE, Congress, ME (1904-1978)

Senate Years of Service: 1953-1959 Party: Republican PAYNE Frederick George , a Senator from Maine; born in Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, July 24, 1904; attended the public schools of…

SPRAGUE, Peleg, Congress, ME (1793-1880)

Senate Years of Service: 1829-1835 Party: Anti-Jacksonian SPRAGUE Peleg , a Representative and a Senator from Maine; born in Duxbury, Mass., April 27, 1793; graduated from Harvard University in…

Olympia Snowe Biography

Olympia SnoweU.S. congresswoman, senatorBorn: 1947Birthplace: Augusta, Maine Snowe has been a U.S. senator from Maine since 1995. The daughter of Greek immigrants, Olympia Jean Bouchles…