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Hugh Johnston Anderson (1801-1881) —
also known as Hugh J. Anderson —
of Maine.
Born in Wiscasset, Lincoln
County, Maine, May 10,
1801.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1837-41; Governor of
Maine, 1844-47.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., May 31,
1881 (age 80 years, 21
days).
Interment at Grove Cemetery.
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William George Crosby (1805-1881) —
of Maine.
Born September
10, 1805.
Governor
of Maine, 1853-55; defeated, 1850, 1852.
Died March 21,
1881 (age 75 years, 192
days).
Interment at Grove Cemetery.
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Seth Llewellyn Milliken (1831-1897) —
also known as Seth L. Milliken —
of Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in Maine, 1831.
Republican. Member of Maine state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Maine, 1883-97 (at-large 1883-85, 3rd
District 1885-97); died in office 1897.
Died in 1897
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Grove Cemetery.
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John Wilson (1777-1848) —
of Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in New Hampshire, 1777.
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1813-15, 1817-19 (at-large
1813-15, 4th District 1817-19).
Died in 1848
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Grove Cemetery.
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Nathan Read (1759-1849) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Massachusetts, 1759.
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1800-03.
Died in 1849
(age about
90 years).
Interment at Grove Cemetery.
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Nehemiah Abbott (1804-1877) —
of Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in Sidney, Kennebec
County, Maine, March 29,
1804.
Republican. Member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1842-45; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maine, 1856;
U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1857-59; mayor of
Belfast, Maine, 1865-66.
Died in Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine, July 26,
1877 (age 73 years, 119
days).
Interment at Grove Cemetery.
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