Art & History

National Statuary Hall Collection

Maine

Image of Maine statue

William King, 1768–1852

Statesman

King led the long battle to separate Maine from Massachusetts. In 1820 he was elected Maine’s first state governor.

Franklin Simmons, Marble, 1877 Back to List >>
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