Frank Herbert Foss (

Augusta, Maine Augusta is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Maine. The city's population was 18,899 at the 2020 United States census, making it the List of cities in Maine, 12th-most populous city in Maine, and third ...

, September 20, 1865 –

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, February 15, 1947) was a

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from

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. He attended public schools in

and graduated from Kent Hill (Maine) Seminary in 1886. He moved to Fitchburg in 1893. Foss was a member of the Bricklayers, Masons, and Plasterers International Union of America Union, number 19, until 1895 when he took out an honorable withdrawal card and became a

general contractor A contractor (North American English) or builder (British English), is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of a construction site, management of vendors and trades, and the communication of information to all involved parties throughout the c ...

engaged in the construction of industrial plants. He was a member of the Fitchburg city council (1906–1912); water commissioner (1913–1915); mayor of Fitchburg (1917–1920); member of the Republican State committee (1915–1946), and served as chairman (1921–1924). He was a delegate to every Republican State Convention held between 1915 and 1946. He was elected as a Republican to the 69th Congress and the following four Congresses (March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1935). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1934 to the

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, and resumed management in the contracting business. He resided in Fitchburg until his death there on February 15, 1947, aged 81; interment in Forest Hill Cemetery.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Foss, Frank H. 1865 births 1947 deaths Politicians from Augusta, Maine Mayors of Fitchburg, Massachusetts Massachusetts city council members American bricklayers Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts Massachusetts Republican Party chairs 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives