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  Fessenden, Thomas A.
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NameThomas A. Fessenden
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Lewiston, Maine , United States
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Born January 23, 1826
DiedSeptember 28, 1868 (42 years)
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Jun 30, 2015 07:28pm
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InfoFESSENDEN, Thomas Amory Deblois, (brother of Samuel Clement Fessenden and William Pitt Fessenden), a Representative from Maine; born in Portland, Maine, January 23, 1826; attended North Yarmouth Academy and Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H.; was graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1845; studied law; was admitted to the bar in April 1848 and commenced practice in Mechanic Falls, Maine; moved to Auburn, Maine, in 1850 and continued the practice of law; delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1856 and 1868; member of the State house of representatives in 1860 and 1868; prosecuting attorney for Androscoggin County in 1861 and 1862; elected as a Republican to the Thirty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Charles W. Walton and served from December 1, 1862, to March 3, 1863; was not a candidate for renomination in 1862; resumed the practice of law; died in Auburn, Maine, September 28, 1868; interment in Riverside Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.


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Father Samuel Fessenden 1784-1869
Brother William P. Fessenden 1806-1869
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  09/08/1862 ME District 2 - Special Election Won 53.70% (+7.40%)
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