Ebenezer Sumner Draper

Ebenezer Sumner Draper

Ebenezer Sumner Draper (born June 17, 1858 in Hopedale , Worcester County , Massachusetts , † April 9, 1914 in Greenville , South Carolina ) was an American politician and from 1909 to 1911 governor of the state of Massachusetts.

Early years and political advancement

Ebenezer Draper attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) after elementary school until 1878 . He then worked for George Draper and Sons's Company , which at the time was the largest clothing manufacturer in the United States. Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party . In 1892 he was a member of their board of directors in Massachusetts. In June 1896 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in St. Louis , where William McKinley was nominated as the party's presidential candidate. When McKinley was re-elected four years later, Draper was one of McKinley's electors. Between 1906 and 1908 Ebenezer Draper was Deputy Governor Deputy Governor Curtis Guild , to whose successor he was elected on November 3, 1908. He prevailed against the Democrat James H. Vahey with 52:38 percent of the vote .

Massachusetts Governor

Draper took up his new office on January 7, 1909. After being re-elected, he was able to serve as governor until January 5, 1911. During his reign, the state's ports were expanded and the forests were protected in the field of environmental protection. A legislative bill that would limit the working day to eight hours was rejected by Governor Draper with the help of his veto. In 1910, Draper failed when trying to be re-elected.

After the end of his governorship, Draper withdrew from politics and devoted himself to his personal and business interests. He died in Greenville, South Carolina in April 1914. He had three children with his wife, Nannie Bristow.

Web links

• Ebenezer draper in the National Governors Association (English)