What was a brief but violent period of civil unrest in response to the Maine law, who's opponents of an American Prohibition advocate and politician Nicknamed the "Napoleon of Temperance" rioted ?
Portland Rum Riot The Portland Rum Riot, also called the Maine Law Riot, was a brief but violent period of civil unrest that occurred in Portland, Maine on June 2, 1855, in response to the Maine law which prohibited the sale and manufacture of alcohol in the state from 1851.
Donald B. Partridge Donald Barrows Partridge (June 7, 1891 – June 5, 1946) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Partridge was a lawyer, jurist, and Republican Party leader before he was elected to U.S. House of Representatives, where he served a single term in the 1930s.