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William D. Williamson (1779–1846) politician, Governor of Maine (1821); lived in Bangor; Carl Willey (1931–2009) professional baseball player; born in Cherryfield; Dorothy Clarke Wilson (1904–2003), author, playwright; born in Gardiner; Abba Goold Woolson (1838–1921), writer; born in Windham
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"
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
Craig Michael Williamson (born 1949), is a former officer in the South African Police, who was exposed as a spy and assassin for the Security Branch in 1980. Williamson was involved in a series of events involving state-sponsored terrorism .
Portland (/ ˈ p ɔːr t l ə n d / PORT-lənd) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine and the county seat of Cumberland County.Portland's population was 68,408 in April 2020. [4]
Williamson was the great grandson of Maine Senate President Joseph Williamson and the grandson of Governor Edwin C. Burleigh. [1] He was admitted to Augusta General Hospital's coronary care unit on December 23, 1976, and died on December 27, 1976. [2] In 2004, the Williamson Family Papers were given to the University of Maine.
WGME-TV (channel 13) is a television station in Portland, Maine, United States, affiliated with CBS.It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, which provides certain services to Waterville-licensed Fox affiliate WPFO (channel 23) under a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Cunningham Broadcasting.
In 2006, Katee Stearns made the semi-finals, becoming the fifth woman from Maine and the first since 1977 to make the cut. In 2010, Katie Whittier became the first delegate from Maine to reach the top five, finishing 4th runner-up. [1] Five Miss Maine USAs were former Miss Maine Teen USA titleholders, who competed at Miss Teen USA.