U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Kent Hill Seminary Maine, in 1886, moved to Massachusetts, in 1893 and engaged as a general contractor in the construction of industrial plants. He was a member of the Fitchburg City Council, (1906-12)), water commissioner (1913-15), Mayor of Fitchburg, (1917-20) and a member of the Republican State committee. In 1925, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth Congress and to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving until 1935. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed management in the contracting business, until his death at age 81.
U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Kent Hill Seminary Maine, in 1886, moved to Massachusetts, in 1893 and engaged as a general contractor in the construction of industrial plants. He was a member of the Fitchburg City Council, (1906-12)), water commissioner (1913-15), Mayor of Fitchburg, (1917-20) and a member of the Republican State committee. In 1925, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth Congress and to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving until 1935. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed management in the contracting business, until his death at age 81.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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