Louis A. Frothingham
Louis Adams Frothingham | |
|---|---|
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1904–1905 | |
| Preceded by | James J. Myers |
| Succeeded by | John N. Cole |
| Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Suffolk District | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 13, 1871 Second Lieutenant, Major |
| Battles/wars | Spanish–American War, World War I |
Louis Adams Frothingham (July 13, 1871 – August 23, 1928) was a
Early life
Frothingham was born in
Political career
Frothingham was elected a member of the
On May 9, 1916, Frothingham married Mary Shreve Ames in North Easton, Massachusetts.[5] Mary Shreve Ames was a member of the wealthy and prominent Ames family of Easton, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Frederick Lothrop Ames the great niece of Congressman Oakes Ames, and the first cousin, once removed of Oliver Ames who was Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Massachusetts.
Frothingham served as a major in the United States Army during World War I. He was a member of the commission to visit the soldiers and sailors from Massachusetts in France. He served as first vice commander of the Massachusetts branch of the American Legion in 1919. He was overseer of Harvard University for eighteen years.
Frothingham was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1921, until his death on board the yacht Winsome in North Haven, Maine on August 23, 1928. His interment was in Village Cemetery in North Easton.
See also
- Speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)
- 125th Massachusetts General Court (1904)
- 126th Massachusetts General Court (1905)
References
- United States Congress. "Louis A. Frothingham (id: F000395)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Bibliography
- Who's Who in State Politics, 1911 Practical Politics (1911) pp. 6–7.
- Sherburne, John H. Battery A: Field Artillery M. V. M., 1895–1905, (1908) pp. 14, 18, 184–185.
- Bridgman, Arthur Milnor. A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators (1901) p. 179.
Footnotes
- ^ a b Sherburne, John H. (1908), Battery A: Field Artillery M. V. M., 1895–1905, Boston, MA: Battery A: Field Artillery M. V. M., pp. 14, 18
- ^ Sherburne, John H. (1908), Battery A: Field Artillery M. V. M., 1895–1905, Boston, MA: Battery A: Field Artillery M. V. M., pp. 184–185
- ^ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners". City of Boston. 1905. p. 138. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via archive.org.
- ^ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners". City of Boston. 1905. p. 171. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via archive.org.
- ^ Castle, William Richards (September 1916), The Harvard Graduates' Magazine, vol. XXV, Boston, MA: The Harvard Graduates' Magazine Association, pp. 184–185
External links
- Works by or about Louis A. Frothingham at Internet Archive
- Frothingham election records at ourcampaigns.com