Abraham Niles

Abraham Walker Niles (December 10, 1807- June 22, 1852) was an American abolitionist, deacon, and mariner. He was born and raised in Castine, Maine and later settled in Portland. Niles was a co-founder of the Abyssinian Meeting House, one of the oldest Black churches in the United States. Active in politics, Niles was a Whig Party activist and participated in the 1841 Maine Colored Convention.[1][2] Niles and his wife Harriet built a home adjacent to the Abyssinian which survived the 1866 great fire of Portland, Maine and remains intact to the present day.[3] He died in June 1852 while working on a ship traveling between Panama and San Francisco during the California gold rush.[4]

References

  1. ↑ O'Brien, Andy (17 October 2023). "The Power of Portland's Black Voters". The Bollard.
  2. ↑ O'Brien, Andy (4 July 2024). "Black Leaders Gather for the First Colored Convention in Maine". The Bollard.
  3. ↑ "1924 Portland Tax Records: 77 Newbury Street, Portland, 1924" (PDF). Maine Memory. Maine Historical Society. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
  4. ↑ "No title". The Eastern Argus. August 4, 1852.
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