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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.
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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
Curtis marketed his product as "State of Maine Pure Spruce Gum". [25] He later opened a successful gum factory in Portland, Maine. Coincidentally, Bangor-born Frank Barbour, who became a director (and later chairman of the board) of the Beech-Nut Packing Company, would launch that company's famous chewing gum line in 1910
Cornelia Dow (1842–1905), philanthropist, temperance activist; born and died in Portland, Maine; Sarah E. Fuller (1838-1913), national president, Woman's Relief Corps; born in Portland, Maine; Nathaniel Gordon, only American slave trader to be tried, convicted, and executed under the Piracy Law of 1820 "for being engaged in the Slave Trade"
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 [12] Cullen Sawtelle 1825, congressman from Maine (1845–47, 1849–51)
All of the following people were born in New England or spent a significant portion of their life there, making them a well-known figure in the region. This includes people who were born in or lived in the U.S. states of Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
Frederick G. Payne, U.S. senator and the 60th Governor of Maine [5] Paul N. Poirier, member of the Vermont House of Representatives and Barre City Council; Peter T. Snowe, Maine state legislator; Edward Parsons Tobie, Jr., American Civil War soldier and winner of the U.S. Medal of Honor; Jared Golden, U.S. congressman