John Fairfield Scamman (1786-1858) a U.S. Representative, was born in Wells on October 24, 1786. He attended the common schools and engaged in business pursuits.
A member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1817; he became a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1820 and 1821. He then served as collector of customs in Saco from 1829 to 1841.
Elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1845-March 3, 1847), he was chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury (Twenty-ninth Congress). Scamman later served in the Maine State Senate in 1855. He died in Saco on May 22, 1858, with interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Additional resources
John F. Scamman Congressional Biography: https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=S000104 (accessed January 10, 2021)