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William P. Fessenden was a politician from Maine. He was a Whig and later a Republican. He became Secretary of Treasury under Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.

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Biography: 
William P. Fessenden was a politician from Maine. He was a Whig and later a Republican. He became Secretary of Treasury under Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.
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