Edward Hills Wason | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Hampshire's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Raymond Bartlett Stevens |
| Succeeded by | Charles W. Tobey |
| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
| In office 1913–1913 | |
| In office 1909–1909 | |
| In office 1899–1899 | |
| Member of the Nashua, New Hampshire Board of Aldermen | |
| In office 1906–1908 | |
| Solicitor of Hillsborough County | |
| In office 1903–1907 | |
| President of the Nashua, New Hampshire Common Council | |
| In office 1897–1898 | |
| Member of the Nashua, New Hampshire Common Council | |
| In office 1897–1898 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 2, 1865 New Boston, New Hampshire |
| Died | February 6, 1941(1941-02-06) (aged 75) New Boston, New Hampshire |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, 1886; Boston University School of Law, 1890 |
Edward Hills Wason (September 2, 1865 – February 6, 1941) was aU.S. Representative fromNew Hampshire.
Born inNew Boston, New Hampshire, Wason attended public and private schools andFrancestown Academy. He was graduated from theNew Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts atHanover in 1886 and fromBoston University School of Law in 1890. He wasadmitted to the bar in 1890 and commenced practice inNashua, New Hampshire.
Wason was sergeant at arms, assistant clerk, and later clerk of theNew Hampshire Senate. He served as member of the Nashua Board of Education, 1891–1895, serving as its president in 1895. He was city solicitor of Nashua in 1894 and 1895, and served as president of the common council in 1897 and 1898. He was analderman of Nashua, 1906–1908.
He served in theNew Hampshire House of Representatives in 1899, 1909, and 1913, and as member of the state constitutional conventions in 1902 and 1912. He served as solicitor ofHillsborough County, 1903–1907. He served as president of the Citizens' Guaranty Savings Bank of Nashua, 1904–1941, andhe also engaged in agricultural pursuits inMerrimack from 1906 to 1941.
Wason was elected as aRepublican to the64th United States Congress and to the eight succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1932. He retired from public life in 1933 and resided on his estate near New Boston, where he died February 6, 1941. He was interred in New Boston Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew Hampshire's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | President of the Citizens' Guaranty Savings Bank of Nashua 1904–1941 | Succeeded by |
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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