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Name |
Chamberlain, Joshua L. (General) |
Born |
8 Sep 1828 |
Birthplace |
Brewer, Maine |
Education |
Bangor Theological Seminary Bowdoin College, graduated in 1852 Military academy in Ellsworth, Maine |
Spouse |
Frances Caroline Adams |
Children |
five children |
Occupation |
Surveyor, Port of Portland, 1900-1908 President, Bowdoin College, 1871-1883 Governor, State of Maine, 2 Jan 1867 - 4 Jan 1871 Lieutenant colonel, 20th Maine Infantry, Civil War - brevetted major general Professor, rhetoric and modern languages, Bowdoin College |
Titles & honors |
Recipient, Congressional Medal of Honor Served as major general of the state militia |
Notes |
Buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine |
Deceased |
2 Mar 1908 |