Foss, Eugene Noble (1858-1939)

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A Case to Watch, July 26, 1912

Current Legislation for Working Women, September 20, 1912

Miss Addams, March 1913

Jane Addams to Eugene Noble Foss, November 21, 1916

A Memorial for National Prohibition, 1916

Eugene Noble Foss to Jane Addams, November 11, 1916

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Birth Date

1858-09-24

Death Date

1939-09-13

Birthplace

West Berkshire, VT

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Eugene Foss was the forty-fifth Governor of Massachusetts. He attended school at the University of Vermont, but never got his degree. He began his career traveling as a salesperson, eventually attracting the attention of the B.F. Sturtevant Company. He then went on to serve as the president of the company from 1890-1909. Foss became politically involved in 1902 as a member of the Republican Party. He was nominated for but ultimately lost, a Congressional seat several times. In 1909, he switched to the Democratic Party, who elected him to the House of Representatives from 1910-1911. Foss then was elected the Governor of Massachusetts in 1911 and remained in the position until 1914. Foss launched a series of attempts at reelection until 1922, running on both Republican and Democratic platforms, but was ultimately unable to get renominated.

Foss married Lilla Sturtevant in 1884. They had one daughter together. Foss died in 1939.