Item 23437 - William King, Bath, ca. 1845
- Item 23437 - William King, Bath, ca. 1845
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- Item 23437
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Image Info This tintype of Gov. William King (1768-1852), Maine's first governor, probably is a copy from a daguerreotype that was made in about 1845. The tintype probably was made in 1865.
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King was from Bath. He served as governor from 1820-1821 and had been instrumental in gaining statehood for Maine in 1820.
