Daniel W. Ames

Daniel W. Ames was an American politician from Maine. Ames, a Republican, represented Portland in the Maine House of Representatives from 1883-1886.[1]

He was originally from Norridgewock and married Sarah E. Wing there on September 19, 1851. His wife died two years later of consumption.[2] In 1855, he was a postmaster and justice of the peace in Norridgewock.[3] During the American Civil War, he was a member of the 1st Maine Volunteer Cavalry Regiment.

References
  1. Maine State Year-book, and Legislative Manual, for the Year ... Hoyt & Fogg. 1885. p. 147.
  2. The Owl. Kewaunee, Wisconsin: The Wing Family of America Incorporated. 1916. p. 1847.
  3. The Maine Register for the Year ... George Adams. 1855. p. 209.
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