James G. Blaine
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James Gillespie Blaine was an American statesman and Republican politician who represented Maine in the United States House of Representatives from 1863 to 1876, serving as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1869 to 1875, and then in the United States Senate from 1876 to 1881.
The offices of the Kennebec Journal, where Blaine got his start in politics as editor.
James G. Blaine in the 1860s
Blaine's residence in the capital city of Augusta is the home of Maine governors.
Benjamin Harrison
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Benjamin Harrison was an American politician who served as the 23rd president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He was a member of the Harrison family of Virginia—a grandson of the ninth president, William Henry Harrison, and a great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison V, a Founding Father.
John Scott Harrison
Birthplace marker in North Bend, Ohio
Benjamin Harrison c. 1850