This is a list of mayors of Portland, Maine. A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, meaning larger,greater) is in modern times the title of the highest ranking municipal officer, who discharges certain judicial and administrative functions, in many systems an elected politician, who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipalities. ... Location Location in Cumberland County, Maine Government Counties Cumberland County Mayor Jim Cohen Geographical characteristics Area - City - Land - Water 52. ... Official language(s) None Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 39th 33,414 sq mi 86,542 km² 190 miles 305 km 320 miles 515 km 13. ...
? Neal S. Dow (March 20, 1804 – October 2, 1897) was a prohibitionist mayor of Portland, Maine, known as the Father of Prohibition. He sponsored the Maine law of 1851, which prohibited the manufacture and sale of liquor. ... Albion Keith Parris (January 19, 1788—February 11, 1857) was an American politician and jurist of Maine. ... Holman S. Melcher (1841-1905) was an American Civil War hero. ... Nathan Clifford (August 18, 1803–July 25, 1881) was an American statesman, diplomat and jurist. ...
Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon, and county seat of Multnomah County.
The population of Portland is estimated to be 556,370 as of July 1, 2005
Portland was the major port in the Pacific Northwest for much of the 19th century, until the 1890s, when direct railroad access between the deepwater harbor in Seattle and points east by way of Stampede Pass were built.
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