Nicholas Fessenden
Nicholas Fessenden | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Secretary of State of Maine | |
| In office 1891–1896 | |
| Governor | Edwin C. Burleigh Henry B. Cleaves |
| Preceded by | Ormandel Smith |
| Succeeded by | Byron Boyd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 23, 1847 Fort Fairfield, Maine, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Laura Sterling |
| Alma mater | Bowdoin College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Nicholas Fessenden (November 23, 1847 – December 18, 1927) was a US attorney and politician who served from 1891 to 1896 as Secretary of State of Maine.
Life
Nicholas Fessenden was born in
Senator William P. Fessenden
.
Fessenden studied at
Aroostook County court.[3]
As a member of the Republican Party, he was from 1891 to 1896 Secretary of State of Maine. Fessenden served in Fort Fairfield for several years as "Selectmen and overseers of poor",[4] and also as town clerk.
Fessenden was a
Freemason and belonged to the Odd Fellows
He married Laura Emily Sterling (1852–1935). The couple had two sons. Stirling Fessenden who was also a lawyer and later chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council and Reverend Thomas Whittemore Fessenden.
Nicholas Fessenden died on December 18, 1927, in Fort Fairfield, Maine, and was buried there.
References
- ^ Rootsnet, the world's largest online community
- ^ History-of-fort-fairfield-with-biographical-sketches-me-1894
- ^ Alumni Magazine of the Bowdoin College retrieved on May 14, 2016
- ^ Annual Report of the Town Officers Of Fort Fairfield, Maine, February 19, 1921 retrieved on May 15, 2016