Frank Edward Guernsey | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 4th district |
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In office November 3, 1908 – March 3, 1917 |
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Preceded by | Llewellyn Powers |
Succeeded by | Ira G. Hersey |
Member of the Maine Senate |
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In office 1903–1903 |
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Member of the Maine House of Representatives |
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In office 1897–1899 |
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Treasurer of Piscataquis County, Maine |
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In office 1890 – December 31, 1896 |
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Personal details | |
Born | October 15, 1866 Dover, Maine |
Died | January 1, 1927 (aged 60) Boston, Massachusetts |
Resting place | Dover Cemetery, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Josephine Frances Lyford, m. June 16, 1887 |
Children | Thompson L. Guernsey, born, February 17, 1904. |
Alma mater | Eastman's College, Poughkeepsie, New York |
Religion | Methodist |
Frank Edward Guernsey (October 15, 1866 – January 1, 1927) was a U.S. Representative from Maine.
Guernsey the son of Edward Hersey Guernsey and Hannah (Thompson) Guernsey was born in Dover, Maine on October 15, 1866.
Guernsey attended the common schools, Foxcroft Academy, Eastern Maine Conference Seminary, Bucksport, Maine, Wesleyan Seminary, Kents Hill, Maine, and Eastman's College, Poughkeepsie, New York.
Guernsey married Josephine Frances Lyford on June 16, 1887, in Vinal Haven, Maine. They had a son Thompson L. Guernsey, who was born at Dover on February 17, 1904.
Guernsey studied law in the office of Honorable Willis E. Parsons, of Foxcroft, Maine, he was admitted to the bar in September, 1890 and commenced practice in Dover, Maine.
Guernsey was elected treasurer of Piscataquis County, Maine in In September, 1890, and he was re-elected twice, serving in this office until December 31, 1896.
Guernsey served as member of the Maine House of Representatives from 1897 to 1899. He served in the Maine Senate in 1903.
Guernsey was elected as a Republican to the Sixtieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Llewellyn Powers. Guernsey was reelected to the Sixty-first and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from November 3, 1908, to March 3, 1917. He did not run for reelection but was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for Senator.
Guernsey served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1908.