Samuel D. Felker
Samuel Demeritt Felker | |
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| 54th Governor of New Hampshire | |
| In office January 2, 1913 – January 1, 1915 | |
| Preceded by | Robert P. Bass |
| Succeeded by | Rolland H. Spaulding |
| Mayor of Rochester, New Hampshire | |
| In office 1896–1897 | |
| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
| In office 1909–1911 | |
| Member of the New Hampshire Senate | |
| In office 1890–1892 | |
| Judge of the Rochester, N.H. Municipal Court | |
| In office July 20, 1915 – 1930 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 16, 1859 |
| Died | November 14, 1932 (aged 73) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mary J. Dudley |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College, 1882; Boston University School of Law, L.L.B., A.M., 1887 |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Samuel Demeritt Felker (April 16, 1859 – November 14, 1932) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Rochester, New Hampshire.
Family life
Felker was born to William H. and Deborah A. (Demeritt) Felker in Rochester, New Hampshire.[2][3] Felker married Mary J. Dudley[3] on June 26, 1900[1] in Buffalo, New York.[4] Feckler was a member of the Congregationalist Church.[1][4]
Education
Felker graduated from Dartmouth College in 1882. In 1888 Felker earned a A.M. and a L.L.B from the Boston University School of Law.[3]
Early political career
Felker was a member of the New Hampshire state constitutional convention of 1889,[1] he served in the New Hampshire Senate from 1890 to 1892, as the mayor of Rochester, New Hampshire in 1896 and 1897, and from 1909 to 1911 in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[3]
Governor of New Hampshire
In 1912 Felker ran as a Democrat for Governor of New Hampshire, because no candidate received a majority of the vote, Felker was selected Governor by the New Hampshire legislature.[3] Felker lost in his bid for reelection in 1915.[1][3]
Judge of the Rochester Municipal Court
After he was defeated in his bid to be reelected Governor of the New Hampshire, his successor Rolland H. Spaulding, appointed Felker as Judge of the Rochester Municipal Court, a position Felker held from July 20, 1915[4] until 1930.[3]
Death
Felker died on November 14, 1932.[3]
External links
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Sobel, Robert (1978), Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Volume 3, Westport, Connecticut: Meckler Publishing, p. 987.
- ^ Bar Association of the State of New Hampshire (1933), Proceedings of the Bar Association of the State of New Hampshire, Concord, New Hampshire: Bar Association of the State of New Hampshire, p. 179.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Capace, Nancy (2000), Encyclopedia of New Hampshire, Santa Barbara, California: Somerset Publishers, Inc., p. 130.
- ^ a b c Marquis, Albert Nelson (1915), Who's Who in New England, Second Edition, Chicago, Illinois: A.N. Marquis & Co., p. 396.
- 1859 births
- 1932 deaths
- Governors of New Hampshire
- People from Rochester, New Hampshire
- Members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
- New Hampshire State Senators
- Dartmouth College alumni
- Boston University School of Law alumni
- New Hampshire Democrats
- Democratic Party state governors of the United States