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Robert GOODENOW, Congress, ME (1800-1874)

GOODENOW Robert , a Representative from Maine; born in Henniker, Merrimack County, N.H., on April 19, 1800; moved with his parents to Brownfield, Maine, in 1802; attended the common schools at…

PETERS, John Andrew, Congress, ME (1822-1904)

PETERS, John Andrew, (uncle of John Andrew Peters [1864-1953]), a Representative from Maine; born in Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine, October 9, 1822; attended Gorham Academy, and was graduated…

Isaac REED, Congress, ME (1809-1887)

REED Isaac , a Representative from Maine; born in Waldoboro, Maine, August 22, 1809; prepared for college at Bloomfield Academy, but by preference became a merchant-ship builder; also engaged in…

Stephen Decatur LINDSEY, Congress, ME (1828-1884)

LINDSEY Stephen Decatur , a Representative from Maine; born in Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine, March 3, 1828; attended the common schools and Broomfield Academy; studied law; was admitted…

Asher Crosby HINDS, Congress, ME (1863-1919)

HINDS Asher Crosby , a Representative from Maine; born in Benton, Kennebec County, Maine, February 6, 1863; attended the public schools and Coburn Classical Institute; was graduated from Colby…

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…

Hiram BELCHER, Congress, ME (1790-1857)

BELCHER Hiram , a Representative from Maine; born in Hallowell, Maine, February 23, 1790; attended the rural schools and the local academy at Hallowell 1805-1807; studied law; was admitted to…

John Holmes BURLEIGH, Congress, ME (1822-1877)

BURLEIGH John Holmes , a Representative from Maine; born in South Berwick, York County, Maine, October 9, 1822; attended the local academy; became a sailor when sixteen years of age and…

Benjamin ORR, Congress, MA (1772-1828)

ORR Benjamin , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Bedford, N.H., December 1, 1772; self-educated; apprenticed as a carpenter; attended Fryeburg (N.H.) Academy; taught school at…