Eugene Foss

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Eugene Noble Foss
45th Governor of Massachusetts
In office January 4, 1911 – March 5, 1914
Lieutenant	Louis A. Frothingham (1911-1912) Robert Luce (1912-1913) David I. Walsh (1913-1914)
Preceded by	Ebenezer S. Draper
Succeeded by	David I. Walsh
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 14th district
In office March 22, 1910 – January 4, 1911
Preceded by	William C. Lovering
Succeeded by	Robert O. Harris
Born	September 24, 1858(1858-09-24) St. Albans, Vermont
Died	September 13, 1939 (aged 80) Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts
Political party	Democratic

Eugene Noble Foss, (September 24, 1858-September 13, 1939) was an American Representative and governor from Massachusetts, as well as brother of George Edmund Foss.

Born in West Berkshire, near St. Albans, Vermont, he attended the public schools, Franklin County Academy at St. Albans, Vermont, and the University of Vermont. He settled in Boston, Massachusetts in 1882 working in the manufacture of iron and steel.

He was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-first United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William C. Lovering and served from March 22, 1910 until his resignation, effective January 4, 1911, having been elected Governor of Massachusetts. He served from 1911 to 1913.

He denied clemency for Clarence Richeson for the sensationalized murder of Avis Linell.

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection as Governor in 1912. Afterwards he resumed his former manufacturing pursuits and managed his large real estate holdings in Boston. He died in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts on September 13, 1939 and is interned in Forest Hill Cemetery.

[edit] External links

• Eugene Foss at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Official Commonwealth of Massachusetts Governor Biography

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