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In 1819, when Henry W. Longfellow, America's native son, was 12 years old, Henry Bailey opened a general merchandise store at Ingraham Wharf.
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Henry Bailey
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F.O. Bailey
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In 1867, the year following Portland's great fire, Henry Bailey died and the business was carried on by his son, F.O. Bailey, who in the same year took as a partner Charles W Allen, a young farm boy from Poland, Maine.
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Charles Allen
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Neal Allen
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In 1912, on the death of Charles Allen, his son Neal W Allen was elected president. Franklin B Allen joined his father in 1947 and became president in 1969.
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Frank Allen
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