Prentiss, Henry Mellen
Variant namesHenry E. Prentiss was born in 1809 in Paris, Maine. A graduate of West Point, he taught mathematics there before being commissioned and joining the Army in Alabama. He left the Army in 1834 and moved to Bangor, Maine where he studied law, later practicing there and in Orono, Maine. He also owned and managed many acres of timberland in Maine and Pennsylvania. Prentiss served in the Maine legislature, 1857-1859, and as mayor of Bangor, 1870-1871. He died on July 1, 1873.
From the description of Papers. 1831, 1855. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 612921662
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| referencedIn | Prentiss and Carlisle Co., Inc. Business records 1874-1940. | Raymond H. Fogler Library | |
| creatorOf | Cooper, Samuel, 1795-1876. Letter, 1835 August 21, [to] Henry E. Prentiss, Washington. | United States Military Academy, USMA Library | |
| referencedIn | Clifford, Milton Sherburne. Papers 1860-1950. | Raymond H. Fogler Library | |
| referencedIn | Mellen, Prentiss, 1764-1840. Papers, 1801-1836. | Raymond H. Fogler Library | |
| referencedIn | McCrillis, William H., 1813-1889. Papers 1830-1982 (bulk 1840-1912) | Raymond H. Fogler Library | |
| creatorOf | Prentiss, Henry E. Papers. | Raymond H. Fogler Library | |
| referencedIn | Prentiss and Carlisle Co., Inc. Business records 1874-1940. | Raymond H. Fogler Library |
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| associatedWith | Cooper, Samuel, 1795-1876. | person |
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| associatedWith | McCrillis, William H., 1813-1889. | person |
| associatedWith | Mellen, Prentiss, 1764-1840. | person |
| associatedWith | Prentiss and Carlisle Co., Inc. | corporateBody |
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