Frank H. Foss

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Frank Herbert Foss
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1935
Preceded by	Calvin Paige
Succeeded by	Joseph E. Casey
Born	September 20, 1865 Augusta, Maine
Died	February 15, 1947 Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Political party	Republican

Frank Herbert Foss (b. Augusta, Maine, September 20, 1865 - d. Fitchburg, Massachusetts, February 15, 1947) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts.

He attended public schools in Augusta, Maine and graduated from Kent Hill (Maine) Seminary in 1886. He moved to Fitchburg in 1893. He worked for a general contractor in the construction of industrial 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 to 1946. He was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth (69th) Congress and the following four Congresses (March 4, 1925 - January 3, 1935). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1934 to the Seventy-fourth 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.

• Frank H. Foss at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Preceded by Calvin D. Paige

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1925 - January 3, 1935

Succeeded by Joseph E. Casey