Roosevelts in Maine

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President Roosevelt coming out of the home of former Secretary of State Blaine, Augusta (1902)

This famous family had close ties with Maine from “Teddy” to “FDR.” Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt, Jr. As early as 1878, Teddy Roosevelt began his long relationship with Maine and his personal guide, William Wingate “Bill” Sewall of Island Falls in Aroostook County.  They spent a substantial amount of time exploring what is now Katahdin Woods…

Poliquin, Bruce

Political Bios, U.S. Representatives

Bruce Poliquin (1953-     ) was born in Waterville on November 1, 1953. He attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, graduating in 1972. He then graduated from Harvard University with a degree in economic in 1976. The 2014 Republican candidate for Congress in Maine’s second congressional district, he won his first popularly elected public office. In…