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Historical Portraits

 A full inventory of portraits hanging  in the State House is available in the Law Library’s reference collection.

 

     

JOHN APPLETON
Portrait presented in October 1900 by his son, Hon. Frederick H. Appleton, of Bangor. Artist unknown. 

7/12/1804    Born in New Ipswich, NH
1818-1822   Attended, and graduated from, Bowdoin College where his uncle Jesse was President.
1822-1826   Studied law in Groton, MA then Alfred, ME. Admitted to the Bar in Amherst, NH
1826-1832   Practiced law briefly in Dixmont then Sebec, then moved to Bangor
1852-1862   Appointed Associate Justice, Maine Supreme Judicial Court
1862-1883   Chief Justice
7/7/1891      Died in Bangor

 

   

  

NATHAN CLIFFORD
 Portrait purchased at auction in 2001. Artist unknown.

8/18/1803   Born in Rumney, NH
1827   Admitted to the bar. Practiced in Newfield, ME
1830-1833   Maine House of Representatives. Speaker last two years
1834-1837   Maine Attorney General
1838    U.S. Congressional Representative. Served two terms
1846-1848   U.S. Attorney General
1848    Peace Commissioner to Mexico
1858-1881   New England seat on U.S. Supreme Court
7/25/1881   Died in Cornish, ME

 

 

  

ALONZO GARCELON
Portrait painted by D.D. Coombs, Mechanic Falls, in 1909.

5/6/1813   Born in Lewiston
1836   Graduated Bowdoin College
1839   Graduated Medical College of Ohio in Cincinnati and returned to Lewiston to start his medical practice
1847   Started the Lewiston Journal with W.H. Waldron
1853-1854   Maine House of Representatives
1855-1856   Maine Senate
1857-1858   Maine House of Representatives
1871   Mayor of Lewiston
1/8/1879-1/17/1880   Governor (elected by the Legislature)
12/8/1906

 

 Died in Medford, MA

 
   

JOSEPH WHITE SYMONDS
Portrait painted by Joseph deCamp, Cincinnati, OH, in 1901.

9/2/1840   Born in Raymond
1860   Graduated Bowdoin College
1863   Admitted to Bar, Portland
1868   Chosen city solicitor of Portland
1872-1878   Superior Court Judge, Cumberland County
1878-1884   Associate Justice, Maine Supreme Judicial Court
1884-1918   Practiced law in Portland
9/28/1918   Died in Bethlehem, NH 
 

 

    
   

WILLIAM DURKEE WILLIAMSON
Portrait painted from life by Jeremiah Pearson Hardy (1880-1888) in Bangor in 1821 while Williamson was a U.S. Representative

7/31/1779   Born in Canterbury, CT
1804   Graduated Brown University
1807   Admitted to the Bar and started a practice in Bangor
1811   County Attorney for Hancock Co.
1816-1820   Member of Mass. State Senate (until Maine’s statehood)
1820, 1821   Maine Senate President
1821   Acting Governor after William King’s resignation
1821-1823   U.S. Representative to 17th Congress
1824-1840   Probate Judge, Penobscot Co.
1838-1841   Bank commissioner
5/27/1846   Died in Bangor, ME

 

 

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