Samuel Fessenden (lawyer)
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| Born | April 12, 1847 |
| Died | January 7, 1908 (aged 60) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Lewiston Falls Academy |
| Alma mater | Harvard Law School (LLB)[1] |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
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| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Rank | Second lieutenant |
| Unit | First Maine Volunteer Battery |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Samuel Fessenden (April 12, 1847 – January 7, 1908) was an American lawyer, politician, and Civil War veteran.
The son of
Connecticut Senate. He served as President pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate. He was a state's attorney for Fairfield County. He was also a candidate for the U.S. Senate and a delegate to multiple Republican National Conventions.[2]
He is best remembered outside of Connecticut for shouting from the floor of the 1896 Republican National Convention at Joseph Manley that "God Almighty hates a quitter" when it was becoming apparent that the candidate they were both supporting wasn't going to win the nomination.[3]
Personal life
He married Helen M. Davenport, daughter of Theodore and Harriet Chesebrough Davenport, in June 1873.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Portrait of a Family: Stamford through the Legacy of the Davenports, stamfordhistory.org. Accessed April 20, 2024.
- ^ "Portrait of a Family: Stamford through the Legacy of the Davenports: Samuel Fessenden 1847–1908". Stamford Historical Society.
- ^ Peck, Harry Thurston (1920). Twenty Years of the Republic, 1885-1905. Dodd, Mead, & Company. p. 490.
God Almighty hates a quitter
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