Belcher, Hiram b. 1790 d. 1857 US Congressman. Elected to represent Maine in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1847 to 1849. Also served as a Member of the Maine State House of Representatives (Bio by: K) Center Meeting House Cemetery, Farmington, Franklin County, Maine, USA
Cutler, Nathan b. May 29, 1775 d. June 8, 1861 Governor of Maine. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1798, studied law while teaching school in Middlebury, Vermont, and became an attorney in 1801. In 1803 he moved to Farmington, Maine, the part of Massachusetts. Cutler served in the Massachusetts legislature from 1809 to 1811, and again in 1819. In 1819 he was a Delegate to the constitutional convention that led to Maine statehood. A Democrat, he was elected to the Maine Senate in 1828. While serving as Senate President in 1829...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern) Riverside Cemetery, Farmington, Franklin County, Maine, USA
Goodenow, Robert b. April 19, 1800 d. May 15, 1874 US Congressman. Elected as a Whig to represent Maine's 3rd District in the Thirty-second Congress, he served from 1851 to 1853. Raised in Brownfield, Maine from the age of two, he studied medicine before switching to law, was admitted to the bar in 1822 and became a practicing attorney in Franklin County. In 1832 he settled in Farmington. Goodenow's single term in the US House was uneventful and he failed to win renomination in 1852. He served as Franklin County Attorney from 1828 to 1834 and...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards) Center Meeting House Cemetery, Farmington, Franklin County, Maine, USA
Greenwood, Chester b. December 4, 1858 d. July 5, 1937 Scientist. A native of Farmington, Maine, he invented the earmuffs at the age of 15. One of Farmington's most known celebrities, he came up with the idea while skating. He made ear shaped loops out of a piece of wire and had his grandmother sew fur on them. In 1887 he made an improvement to the earmuffs by using metal bands and had them patented under the name 'Improvement in Ear Mufflers,' but manufactured them under the name of Greenwood's Champion Ear Protectors. Greenwood also invented the...[Read More] (Bio by: K) Fairview Cemetery, Farmington, Franklin County, Maine, USA
b. 1790 d. 1857