Curtis Guild

Curtis Guild (1905)

Curtis Guild Jr. (born February 2, 1860 in Boston , Massachusetts , † April 6, 1915 ) was an American politician and governor of the state of Massachusetts from 1906 to 1909 . He later became ambassador to Russia .

Early years and political advancement

Curtis Guild studied after elementary school until 1881 at Harvard University . After that, he worked for a newspaper published by his father. In 1884 he became its partner and in 1902 sole owner. Guild became a member of the Republican Party and sat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1881 . From 1891 he was a member of his state's militia. In this troop he made it to the position of brigadier general . During the Spanish-American War of 1898 , Guild was a lieutenant colonel in the US Army . Between 1903 and 1905 he was Lieutenant Governor's representative of Governor John L. Bates .

Massachusetts governor and further résumé

On November 7, 1905, Curtis Guild was elected the new governor of his state with 50:45 percent of the vote against the Democrat Charles W. Bartlett. After two re-elections in 1906 and 1907, he was able to exercise this office between January 4, 1906 and January 7, 1909. During this time the laws on child and women's labor were improved. Some social reforms have been initiated and working conditions in the factories have been eased. In 1907 he escaped an assassination attempt because the insane assassin mistook him. In 1908, Guild decided not to run for another term. He unsuccessfully applied for his party's nomination for the office of US Vice President . Between 1911 and 1913 he was the successor to William Woodville Rockhill US Ambassador to Russia . Curtis Guild died in Boston in April 1915. He was married to Charlotte How Johnson.

Web links

• Curtis Guild in the National Governors Association (English)
• Curtis Guild in the database of Find a Grave (English)