Frank H. Foss
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| Frank Herbert Foss | |
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| In office March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1935 |
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| Preceded by | Calvin Paige |
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| Succeeded by | Joseph E. Casey |
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| 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.
| 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 |
