Roger Wolcott (Massachusetts)

Roger Wolcott ( born July 13, 1847 in Boston, Massachusetts, † December 21, 1900 ) was an American politician and from 1896 to 1900 Governor of Massachusetts.

Career

Roger Wolcott studied until 1870 at Harvard University. After studying law at the Law Faculty of the University in 1874, he received his law diploma. Wolcott was a member of the Republican Party. From 1882 to 1884 he was a member of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts; Moreover, he had been a member of his party in Massachusetts. From 1892 to 1896 he was vice- governor of his state.

After the death of Governor Frederic T. Greenhalge Wolcott had to take over his office on March 5, 1896. After he was elected in each even in the following years as governor, he was able to hold that office until January 4, 1900. In this time of the Spanish-American War was from 1898 to actively participate in the troops from Massachusetts participated.

In 1900 Wolcott was one of the Republican electors in the re- election of President William McKinley. He was offered the post of ambassador in Italy, which he declined, as well as the offer to be Government Representative in the Philippines. Wolcott was on business connected with the Boston and Albany Railroad. He was a member of the Historical Society of Massachusetts and curator of Harvard University. In addition, he was active in various other honorary offices. He died in December 1900. Together with his wife Edith Prescott had five children.

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