Calvin Paige

Calvin DeWitt Paige (born May 20, 1848 in Southbridge , Worcester County , Massachusetts , † April 24, 1930 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1913 and 1925 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Calvin Paige attended public schools in his home country. He later became a successful businessman. He was president of the company Central Cotton Mills Co, which Southbridge Savings Bank and the Edwards Co. He also proposed as a member of the Republican Party , a political career. He served on the Southbridge Borough Council and was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1878 and 1879 . In June 1884, he took part as a delegate at the Republican National Convention in Chicago , where James G. Blaine was nominated as a candidate for president. In 1906 and 1907 he was a member of the Advisory Board to the Governor of Massachusetts.

After the death of MP William Wilder , Paige was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC at the by-election due for the third seat of Massachusetts , where he took up his new mandate on November 4, 1913. After five re-elections, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1925 . World War I fell during his time in Congress . In addition, the 18th and 19th amendments to the Constitution were ratified in 1919 and 1920 .

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Calvin Paige withdrew from politics. In the following years he worked in the banking industry. He died on April 24, 1930 in his native Southbridge.

Web links

• Calvin Paige in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Calvin Paige in the database of Find a Grave (English)