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History of Waldo County MaineSelect a City, Town, Village or Township: Our database does not include an historic photo for Waldo County Maine, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Biographies:A Short Biography of Seth Llewellyn Milliken Seth Llewellyn Milliken, representative, was born in Montville, Waldo county, Me., Dec. 12, 1831; son of William Milliken and grandson of John Milliken, a soldier in the Revolution. He attended Waterville college, and was graduated at Union college, A.B., 1856, A.M., 1859. He paid his own tuition through college, and was admitted to the bar, but never engaged in active practice. He represented Camden in the Maine legislature in 1858, and served as clerk of the court for Waldo county. 1859-71. He was married in 1859 to Lizzie S., daughter of Ambrose and Justina Arnold of Augusta, Maine. He removed to Bedford, Maine; was clerk of the Maine supreme judicial court for three terms; a delegate to the Republican national conventions of 1876 and 1884; a Republican presidential elector in 1877; an unsuccessful candidate for representative from the fifth Maine district to the 47th congress in 1880; and was a representative from the third district of Maine in the 48th-54th congresses, 1883-97. He was chairman of the committee on public buildings and grounds, and secured from the 51st congress an appropriation of $9,000,000 for public buildings. He died in Washington. D.C., April 18, 1897. Local History and Genealogy Links: |
Maine Facts: Waldo County Facts: Seat: BelfastEstablished: 1827 Formed from: Hancock, Kennebec and Lincoln
Additional Local History Notes: The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: WALDO, a county in the S. part of Maine, has an area of about 812 square miles. The navigable river Penobscot, and the bay of this name, form the greater part of its eastern boundary, affording a great number of excellent harbors, and invaluable advantages for navigation and for fisheries. The surface is generally undulating, and the soil moderately fertile. Indian corn, oats, potatoes, and grass are the staples. In 1850 this county produced 130,899 bushels of corn; 246,738 of oats; 232,340 of potatoes; 69,552 tons of hay, and 926,791 pounds of butter. There were 47 cod and mackerel fisheries, 2 woollen factories, 3 foundries, 18 grist mills, 12 limekilns, 16 ship-yards, 18 stave and spoke manufactories, 4 wool-carding mills, 17 tanneries, and 67 saw and planing mills. It contained 61 churches, 2 newspaper offices; 17,934 pupils attending public schools, and 214 attending academies or other schools. Capital, Belfast. Population, 47,230. |