Person
ISNI: 
0000 0000 7373 8891
https://isni.org/isni/0000000073738891
Name: 
William Willis (American politician)
William Willis (amerikansk advokat)
William Willis (mayor) (Amerikaans advocaat (-1870))
William Willis (personnalité politique américaine)
Willis, William
Willis, Wm
ویلیام ویلیس (وکیل آمریکایی)
Dates: 
1794-1870
Creation class: 
Language material
Creation role: 
author
Related names: 
Maine Historical Society (isAffiliatedWith)
Portland Public Library (Portland, Me.) (isAffiliatedWith)
Titles: 
Documentary history of the state of Maine.
Notes: 
Associated Group: Maine Historical Society naf
Associated Group: Portland Public Library (Portland, Me.) naf
His A history of the law ... 1863 t.p. (William Willis)
LC in OCLC, 11-18-85 (hdg.: Willis, William, 1794-1870)
Lawyers
NUCMC data from Maine Hist. Soc. for His Letter to Edwin, 1867 Apr. 18 (Wiliam Willis was an attorney in Portland, Me. He also pursued interests in writing and historical research. He was president of the Maine Historical Society from 1856-1865. The letter may be referring to the Portland Public Library, which was founded in 1867. Willis was an early supporter of the Portland Athenaeum, which merged in 1867 with the "Portland Institute and Public Library" to form "a Free Public Library.")
NUCMC data from Maine Hist. Soc. for Scrapbook of newspaper articles by William Willis, ca. 1847-1865 (ms. title: Wm. Willis' contributions to newspapers)
Sources: 
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