Frances Turgeon Wiggin[1] (4 October 1891 – 1985) was an American author and composer[2] who is best remembered for writing the state song of Maine[3] and publishing five books about Maine composers.
She studied at Bates, Seneca, and New York colleges, and was a member of William Smith College's charter class (1912), where she received a B.A., and in 1952, an honorary doctorate of humane letters.
[4] Her teachers included Anne Neily, Elizabeth Quaille, and Helen Winslow.
[5] She composed the music for a William Smith College school song, "Charter Class Waltz.
[8] A few years later, she wrote the words and music to "The State of Maine.