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Nathan Dane Appleton (1794-1861) —
also known as Nathan D. Appleton —
of Alfred, York
County, Maine.
Born in Ipswich, Essex
County, Mass., May 20,
1794.
Son of Samuel Appleton and Mary (White) Appleton.
Lawyer;
law partner of John
H. Goodenow; Maine
state attorney general, 1857-59.
Died in Alfred, York
County, Maine, November
12, 1861 (age 67 years, 176
days).
Interment at Parish Cemetery.
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John Holmes (1773-1843) —
of Alfred, York
County, Maine.
Born in Kingston, Plymouth
County, Mass., March 14,
1773.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1802-03, 1812; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1813-14; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1817-20; delegate to
Maine state constitutional convention, 1819; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1820-27, 1829-33; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1836-37; U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1841-43; died in office 1843.
Died July 7,
1843 (age 70 years, 115
days).
Entombed at Eastern
Cemetery, Portland, Maine; cenotaph at Parish Cemetery.
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John Fairfield (1797-1847) —
of Saco, York
County, Maine.
Born in Saco, York
County, Maine, January
30, 1797.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maine, 1835-38 (3rd District 1835-37, 4th
District 1837-38); resigned 1838; Governor of
Maine, 1839-41, 1842-43; defeated, 1840; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1843-47; died in office 1847.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
24, 1847 (age 50 years, 328
days).
Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Cyrus King (1772-1817) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Scarborough, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
6, 1772.
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1813-17 (at-large 1813-15,
14th District 1815-17).
Died April 25,
1817 (age 44 years, 231
days).
Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Moses Macdonald (1815-1869) —
of Biddeford, York
County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Limerick, York
County, Maine, April 8,
1815.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1841-42, 1845; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1845; member of Maine
state senate, 1847; Maine state
treasurer, 1847-48; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1851-55; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1857-61.
Died in Saco, York
County, Maine, October
18, 1869 (age 54 years, 193
days).
Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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John Fairfield Scamman (1786-1858) —
also known as John F. Scamman —
of Saco, York
County, Maine.
Born in Maine, October
24, 1786.
Democrat. Member of Maine state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1845-47.
Died May 22,
1858 (age 71 years, 210
days).
Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Ernest L. Morrill (d. 1936) —
of Saco, York
County, Maine.
Republican. Business
executive; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1916
(alternate), 1920.
Died in 1936.
Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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William Burleigh (1785-1827) —
of South Berwick, York
County, Maine.
Born in Northwood, Rockingham
County, N.H., October
24, 1785.
U.S.
Representative from Maine, 1823-27 (at-large 1823-25, 1st
District 1825-27); died in office 1827.
Died in South Berwick, York
County, Maine, July 2,
1827 (age 41 years, 251
days).
Interment at Portland Street Cemetery.
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John Holmes Burleigh (1822-1877) —
also known as John H. Burleigh —
of South Berwick, York
County, Maine.
Born in South Berwick, York
County, Maine, October
9, 1822.
Son of William
Burleigh.
Republican. Member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1862; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maine, 1864;
U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1873-77.
Died in South Berwick, York
County, Maine, December
5, 1877 (age 55 years, 57
days).
Interment at Portland Street Cemetery.
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