Nicholas Fessenden

Nicholas Fessenden (born November 23, 1847 in Saco , Maine , † December 18, 1927 in Fort Fairfield , Maine) was an American lawyer and politician who was Secretary of State of Maine from 1891 to 1896 .

Life

Nicholas Fessenden was born to Hewett Chandler Fessenden (1819-1885) and Mary Turner Peterson (1820-1912) in Saco, Maine. He came from an influential family. His uncle was Congressman and Senator William P. Fessenden .

Fessenden attended Bowdoin College and graduated there in 1868. He studied law in the firm of John H. French and was admitted to the bar in 1868. He served as a probate judge in Aroostook County for several years .

As a member of the Republican Party , he was Secretary of State of Maine from 1891 to 1896 . Fessenden was selectmen and overseers of poor at Fort Fairfield for several years , as well as a town clerk.

Fessenden was a Freemason and belonged to the Odd Fellows .

He married Laura Emily Stirling (1852–1876). The couple had two sons. Stirling Fessenden also a lawyer, later chairman of the Shanghai International Settlement and Reverent Thomas Whittemore Fessenden. Nicholas Fessenden died on December 18, 1927 in Fort Fairfield, Maine.

Individual evidence

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↑ RootsWeb's World Connect Project: A tree of Life. In: ancestry.com. wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com, accessed May 14, 2016 .
^ ^A ^b ^c History of Fort Fairfield, With Biographical Sketches, ME., 1894 - Compilation of Published Sources - MyHeritage. In: myheritage.com. Retrieved May 14, 2016 .
↑ Alumini Magazine of Bowdoin College , accessed May 14, 2016.
↑ Annual Report of the Town Officers of Fort Fairfield, Maine, February 19, 1921. Retrieved May 15, 2016

personal data
SURNAME	Fessenden, Nicholas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	November 23, 1847
PLACE OF BIRTH	Saco , Maine
DATE OF DEATH	December 18, 1927
Place of death	Fort Fairfield , Maine

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[Fort-3] A ^b ^c History of Fort Fairfield, With Biographical Sketches, ME., 1894 - Compilation of Published Sources - MyHeritage. In: myheritage.com. Retrieved May 14, 2016 .

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[5] Annual Report of the Town Officers of Fort Fairfield, Maine, February 19, 1921. Retrieved May 15, 2016