George P. Wetmore

George Peabody Wetmore ( born August 2, 1846 in London, England; † September 11, 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts ) was an American politician and 1885-1887 Governor of the State of Rhode Iceland. He also represented 1895-1913 his state in the U.S. Senate.

Early years and political rise

George Wetmore was born during a trip abroad his parents in London. He initially enjoyed a private education and then attended Yale University until 1867. Then he studied until 1869 at the Faculty of Law, Columbia University in New York law, but without ever having to work as a lawyer. Politically, Wetmore became a member of the Republican Party. In the years 1880 and 1884, he was each elector for his party in the presidential elections.

Governor of Rhode Iceland

In 1885, George Wetmore was elected governor of Rhode Iceland. After a re-election the following year he was able to hold that office between May 26, 1885 to May 31, 1887. In the elections of 1887 he was defeated by John Davis, the Democratic candidate. His term as governor was uneventful.

Wetmore in the U.S. Senate

After the end of his governorship Wetmore was member of a commission that planned the construction of the new State House in Rhode Iceland and monitored. In 1889 Wetmore ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the U.S. Senate. In 1894 he succeeded but then the leap into this chamber of the U.S. Congress. On 4 March 1895, he succeeds by Nathan F. Dixon. In 1900 he was confirmed by the Legislature of Rhode Iceland in this office. Six years later, he had to also provide a rival from their own party not only the Democratic challenger Robert H. Goddard, but with Samuel P. Colt. The Legislature long could not agree on a candidate, so that the Senate seat for ten months remained unfilled. Finally, after Colt withdrew his application, Wetmore was re-elected. With the exception of an interruption between 4 March 1907, and the January 22, 1908 Wetmore between 4 March 1895, the March 3, 1913 was a senator. A renewed candidacy in 1912, he refused.

In the Senate he was chairman of two committees ( Committee on Manufacturers and Committee on the Library). Wetmore supported the development of the U.S. Navy and he has served on numerous committees for the erection of monuments to historical figures in American history such as Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant. After retiring from his position went to LeBaron Bradford Colt.

Private life and retirement

Wetmore was also culturally very open-minded. He was one of the founders of the Metropolitan Opera in New York and was curator of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. He also founded a Jockey Club and was active in horse breeding. He was a member of numerous organizations and associations concerned with the culture or the equestrian sports. Senator Wetmore was married in 1869 to Edith Malvina Ketettas, with whom he had four children. He died in September 1921.

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