Eagle Island
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Clarke, McDonald
McDonald Clarke 1798-1842 Alternate spellings: MacDonald Clarke; M’Donald Clarke McDonald Clarke 1798-1842. It is known he was born in Bath, Maine, the son (or grandson) of a wealthy ship builder. There is dispute over his legitimacy as there is over much of his early life. He was was associated with the Bohemian set in New York in the first half of…
Bellows, Shenna
Shenna Bellows (1975- ) is the first woman to become Maine Secretary of State, beginning in December, 2020. Born on March 23, 1975 in Massachusetts. She has been a non-profit executive director, best known for her work with the American Civil Liberties Union. She had been the State Senator from Maine’s 14th District since 2016…
William Burleigh
William Burleigh, (father of John Holmes Burleigh), was a U.S. Representative in Congress from Maine. He was born in Northwood, Rockingham County, N.H., October 24, 1785; moved with his parents to Gilmanton, N.H., in 1788 when he attended the common schools and taught for several years. He studied law and was admitted to the bar…
John Holmes Burleigh
John Holmes Burleigh (son of William Burleigh), was a Representative from Maine; born in South Berwick, October 9, 1822; he attended the local academy; became a sailor when sixteen years of age and commanded a ship on foreign voyages from 1846 until 1853 when he engaged in woolen manufacturing at South Berwick. He also engaged…
Saufley, Leigh
After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Maine in 1976, and from the University of Maine School of Law in 1980, Leigh Saufley practiced in a small law firm in Ellsworth and served in the Maine Attorney General’s Office. She was appointed to the Maine District Court in 1990, to the Maine Superior Court…