Rufus S. Frost

Rufus S. Frost, 1890

Rufus Smith Frost (born July 18, 1826 in Marlborough , Cheshire County , New Hampshire , †  March 6, 1894 in Chicago , Illinois ) was an American politician . In 1875 and 1876 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Rufus Frost came to Boston as early as 1833 , where he attended public schools. Then he worked in trade. He also started a political career. He was Mayor of Chelsea in 1867 and 1868 ; from 1871 to 1872 he was a member of the Massachusetts Senate . After that he was a member of the governor's advisory staff until 1874 . In the congressional election of 1874 , Frost was elected as a Republican Party candidate in the fourth constituency of Massachusetts to the House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Samuel Hooper on March 4, 1875 . However, his opponent Josiah Gardner Abbott appealed against the election result. When this was granted, Frost had to cede his mandate on July 28, 1876 to Abbott. In 1876 he ran unsuccessfully to return to Congress.

Between 1877 and 1884, Frost acted as federal chairman of the Association of Wool Manufacturers. From 1878 to 1880 he was chairman of the Boston Trade Committee. He was also President of the New England Conservatory of Music . Frost was also among the founders of the New England Law and Order League and the Boston Art Club . In June 1892 he took part as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis , at which US President Benjamin Harrison was nominated for re-election. Rufus Frost died in Chicago on March 6, 1894 and was buried in Chelsea.

Web links

• Rufus S. Frost in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Rufus S. Frost in the database of Find a Grave (English)