Nicholas Fessenden
Nicholas Fessenden (23 November 1847 Saco, Maine; † 18 December 1927 Fort Fairfield, Maine) was a US attorney and politician who served from 1891 to 1896 as Secretary of State of Maine.
Life
Nicholas Fessenden was born in Saco, Maine, the son of Hewett Chandler Fessenden (1819-1885) and Mary Turner Peterson (1820-1912).[1] He came from an influential family. His uncle was member of Congress and Senator William P. Fessenden.
Fessenden studied at Bowdoin College and graduated from there in 1868. He interned at the law firm of John H. French and was admitted as a lawyer in 1868. [2] He was a judge for several years at the Aroostook County court. [3]
As a member of the Republican Party, he was from 1891 to 1896 Secretary of State of Maine. Fessenden served in Fort Fairfield for several years as "Selectmen and overseers of poor",[4] and also as town clerk.
Fessenden was a Freemason and belonged to the Odd Fellows
He married Laura Emily Stirling (1852-1876). The couple had two sons. Stirling Fessenden who was also a lawyer and later chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council and Reverend Thomas Whittemore Fessenden.
Nicholas Fessenden died on 18 December 1927 in Fort Fairfield, Maine and was buried there.
References
- ↑ Rootsnet, the world's largest online community
- ↑ History-of-fort-fairfield-with-biographical-sketches-me-1894
- ↑ Alumni Magazine of the Bowdoin College retrieved on 14 May 2016
- ↑ Annual Report of the Town Officers Of Fort Fairfield, Maine, February 19, 1921 retrieved on May 15, 2016