Curtis Guild, Jr.

Curtis Guild, Jr. ( born February 2, 1860 in Boston, Massachusetts, † April 6, 1915 ) was an American politician and from 1906 to 1909 Governor of Massachusetts. Later he became ambassador to Russia.

Early years and political rise

Curtis Guild studied after elementary school and 1881 at Harvard University. He then worked at a newspaper published by his father. In 1884, he was their partner and sole owner in 1902. Guild became a member of the Republican Party and in 1881 sat in the House of Representatives from Massachusetts. Since 1891 he was a member of the militia of his state. In this band he brought it up to brigadier general. During the Spanish- American War of 1898 Guild was lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army. Between 1903 and 1905 he served as lieutenant governor representatives of Governor John L. Bates.

Governor of Massachusetts and other CV

On November 7, 1905 Curtis Guild was elected with 50:45 percent of the vote to Democrat Charles W. Bartlett as the new governor of his state. After two elections in 1906 and 1907, he was able to hold that office between January 4, 1906 January 7, 1909. During this time the laws on child and women's work have been improved. Some social reforms were initiated and facilitated the working conditions in the factories. In 1907 he escaped an assassination attempt because mistook him for the deranged assassin. 1908 Guild decided not to run for another term. He applied unsuccessfully for his party's nomination for the office of U.S. Vice President. Between 1911 and 1913 he was a follower of William Woodville Rockhill U.S. ambassador to Russia. Curtis Guild died in April 1915 in Boston. He was married to Charlotte how Johnson.