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Neal Dow was a prominent American Temperance movement leader and a politician best known for his role in the passage of the Maine Law of 1851, which was one of the first statewide prohibitions of alcohol in the United States. His advocacy for temperance and the legal restrictions on alcohol consumption significantly influenced the broader movement towards Prohibition in the following decades. Additionally, Dow served as the mayor of Portland, Maine, and was a Union general during the Civil War, further establishing his legacy in American history.

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