Frank Herbert Foss | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Calvin Paige |
| Succeeded by | Joseph E. Casey |
| Chairperson of theMassachusetts Republican Party | |
| In office 1921–1924 | |
| Preceded by | Frank B. Hall |
| Succeeded by | Francis Prescott |
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| Born | September 20, 1865 Augusta, Maine, US |
| Died | February 15, 1947(1947-02-15) (aged 81) |
| Political party | Republican |
Frank Herbert Foss (Augusta, Maine, September 20, 1865 –Fitchburg, Massachusetts, February 15, 1947) was aUnited States Representative fromMassachusetts.
He attendedpublic schools inAugusta, Maine and graduated fromKent Hill (Maine) Seminary in 1886. He moved to Fitchburg in 1893.
Foss was a member of the Bricklayers, Masons, and Plasterers International Union of America Union, number 19, until 1895 when he took out an honorable withdrawal card and became ageneral contractor[1] engaged in the construction ofindustrial plants.
He was a member of the Fitchburg city council (1906–1912); water commissioner (1913–1915); mayor of Fitchburg (1917–1920); member of the Republican State committee (1915–1946), and served as chairman (1921–1924).
He was a delegate to every Republican State Convention held between 1915 and 1946. He was elected as a Republican to the69th Congress and the following four Congresses (March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1935). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1934 to the74th Congress, and resumed management in the contracting business.
He resided in Fitchburg until his death there on February 15, 1947, aged 81; interment in Forest Hill Cemetery.
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