Benjamin Ames

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Benjamin Ames (October 30, 1778 - September 28, 1835) was a Democratic-Republican governor of the U.S. state of Maine who served from December 5, 1821 to January 2, 1822. He was born in Andover, Massachusetts and attended Harvard University. He died in 1835 in Houlton, Maine.

Ames served as a County Attorney from 1807 to 1811 and then Common Pleas Court judge until 1814. He was the first Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, having been elected to the House in 1820. Upon the resignation of William D. Williamson, Ames served as governor for approximately a month until Daniel Rose took office. Ames was elected to the state senate in 1824, serving as the fourth President of the Senate. With the elections of 1827, he returned to the state House of Representatives.

Preceded by William D. Williamson	Governor of Maine 1821-1822	Succeeded by Daniel Rose

[edit] External links

http://www.nndb.com/gov/927/000051774/ accessed September 13, 2005
http://www.maine.gov/legis/lawlib/govs.htm accessed September 13, 2005

[edit] References

http://www.state.me.us/legis/senate/history/past/prespast/1824ba.htm accessed September 13, 2005
People.maine.com governor list

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