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| In office January 4, 1906 – January 7, 1909 |
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| Lieutenant | Ebenezer S. Draper |
| Preceded by | William L. Douglas |
| Succeeded by | Ebenezer S. Draper |
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| In office 1903 – 1906 |
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| Governor | John L. Bates (1903-1905) William Lewis Douglas (1905-1906) |
| Preceded by | John L. Bates |
| Succeeded by | Ebenezer S. Draper |
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| Born | February 2, 1860 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | April 6, 1915 (aged 55) |
| Political party | Republican |
Curtis Guild, Jr. The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts is the first in the line to discharge the powers and duties of the office of governor following the incapacitation of the Governor of Ebenezer Sumner Draper ( June 17, 1858 - April 9, 1914) was a U William Lewis Douglas ( August 22, 1845 - September 17, 1924) was a U Ebenezer Sumner Draper ( June 17, 1858 - April 9, 1914) was a U The Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts is the first in the line to discharge the powers and duties of the office of governor following the incapacitation of the Governor of Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting John Lewis Bates ( September 18, 1859 &ndash June 8, 1946) was born in North Easton Massachusetts to Rev William Lewis Douglas ( August 22, 1845 - September 17, 1924) was a U John Lewis Bates ( September 18, 1859 &ndash June 8, 1946) was born in North Easton Massachusetts to Rev Ebenezer Sumner Draper ( June 17, 1858 - April 9, 1914) was a U Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year (February 2, 1860 - 1915) was a Republican Governor of Massachusetts in the United States. The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He served from 1906 to 1909.
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Biography
Early life and education
Curtis Guild, Jr. was born in Boston, Massachusetts on February 2, 1860 to a prominent family involved in the journalism business. Journalism is the profession of writing or communicating formally employed by publications and broadcasters for the benefit of a particular Community of people The Guild family was descended from John Guild and Elizabeth Crooke, early immigrants to the Boston area. His father, Curtis Guild, Sr. published the Commercial Bulletin, was a supporter of the arts, and served as president of the Bostonian Society. [1]
Guild attended Harvard College. Harvard College is the undergraduate section and oldest school of Harvard University, a Private university in the United States founded in 1636 by the Massachusetts
Early career
After graduation from college, Guild worked for his father's newspaper. [1]
Guild served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1881. The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the Lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts [1]
In 1891, Guild joined the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, earning the rank of Brigadier General by 1898. The Massachusetts Volunteer Militia was renamed Massachusetts State Guard (MSG in 2006 Brigadier General is the lowest ranking General Officer in some countries usually sitting between the ranks of Colonel and Major General. [1] During the Spanish-American War, he served as Inspector General of Havana. In a civilian or military administration an Inspector General is a high ranking official charged with the mission to inspect and report on some bodies in their field of competency Havana ( IPA: aˈβana officially Ciudad de La Habana, is the Capital city, major port and leading [1]
Election to governorship
In 1903, Guild was elected to serve as Lieutenant Governor in the administrations of John L. Bates and William L. Douglas. A Lieutenant Governor is a high officer of state whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction John Lewis Bates ( September 18, 1859 &ndash June 8, 1946) was born in North Easton Massachusetts to Rev William Lewis Douglas ( August 22, 1845 - September 17, 1924) was a U He was elected Governor for three terms, beginning in 1905 and served in that capacity from 1906 until 1909. A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government
Assassination attempt
In 1907, an escaped aslyum patient entered the Massachusetts State House with a handgun. This article is about a building For the similarly-named legislative body see Massachusetts House of Representatives. Upon seeing a group of men entering the State House, the patient fired, aiming at a man named Edward Cohen, a union leader from Lynn, mistakenly believing him to be the governor. A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming Lynn is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. [1]
Post-governorship
After his tenure in the Massachusetts State House was concluded, Guild unsuccessfully ran for Republican nomination for Vice-President. __FORCETOC__ For the Vice President of the United States, their roles and other information see Vice President of the United States. He served as Special Ambassador to Russia, a position he held from 1911 until 1913. An ambassador is the highest ranking Diplomat who represents their country Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
Curtis Guild, Jr. died on April 6, 1915. He is interred at Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain (Boston), Massachusetts. Burial, also called interment and inhumation, is the act of placing a person or object into the ground Forest Hills Cemetery in the Forest Hills area of Jamaica Plain Massachusetts (a primarily residential section of Boston) is a historic Cemetery Jamaica Plain, commonly known as JP, is a historic neighborhood of 4
Legacy
The Curtis Guild Elementary School, in East Boston, is named for the former governor. East Boston was annexed by the City of Boston in 1836 and is separated from the rest of the city by Boston Harbor and bordered by Winthrop, Revere Also the Massachusetts National Guard Base Camp Curtis Guild is named in Guild's memory. The Camp Curtis Guild Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol Massachusetts Wing also bears his name.
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| Preceded by John L. Bates |
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1903–1906 |
Succeeded by Ebenezer S. Draper |
| Preceded by William L. Douglas |
Governor of Massachusetts 1906 – 1909 |
Succeeded by Ebenezer S. Draper |
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