Bert M. Fernald

Bert Manfred Fernald

Bert Manfred Fernald (born April 3, 1858 in Poland , Maine ; † August 23, 1926 ibid) was an American politician and governor of Maine from 1909 to 1911 . Between 1916 and 1926 he represented his state in the US Senate .

Early years

Bert Fernald attended the Hebron Academy and a business school in Boston . After school he worked in various professions. Among other things, he worked as a teacher, in agriculture and in the telephone business.

Political career

Fernald was a member of the Maine House of Representatives from 1897 to 1899 and a member of the State Senate between 1900 and 1901 . In 1908 he was elected as the new governor of Maine as a candidate for his Republican Party . He began his two-year term on January 6, 1909.

The first environmental laws were passed in Maine under his administration. For this purpose, a special commission was set up to deal with water protection and the protection of forests. A new capitol was built in the capital, Augusta . After a failed re-election attempt in 1910, he had to resign in January 1911. But he also remained politically active.

After the death of Senator Edwin Burleigh , Bert Fernald was elected as his successor in the US Congress in 1916 . In the congressional elections of 1918 and 1924 he was confirmed in his mandate. He was a member of the US Senate in Washington from 1916 until his death on August 23, 1926 . There he was chairman of the public real estate committee.

Bert Fernald was married to Anne Adeline Keene, with whom he had two children.

literature

• Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 2, Meckler Books, Westport 1978. 4 volumes.

Web links

Commons : Bert M. Fernald  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Bert Fernald in the National Governors Association (English)
• Bert M. Fernald in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Bert M. Fernald in the database of Find a Grave (English)