E. Hart Fenn
Encyclopedia
Edward Hart Fenn was a U.S. Representative
from Connecticut
.
Born in Hartford, Connecticut
, Fenn attended private schools, Hartford High School, and Yale University
.
Associated with the Hartford Post and the Hartford Courant as reporter, city editor, State editor, and special and editorial writer.
Reported sessions of the Connecticut legislature from 1878 to 1908.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1907 and 1915.
He served in the State senate in 1909 and 1911.
Fish and game commissioner 1912-1916.
He served five years in the First Regiment of the Connecticut National Guard.
Fenn was elected as a Republican
to the Sixty-seventh
and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1931).
He served as chairman of the Committee on the Census (Sixty-ninth
through Seventy-first
Congresses).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1930.
He retired from public life and lived in Washington, D.C.
, and Wethersfield, Connecticut.
He died in Washington, D.C.
, February 23, 1939.
He was interred in Spring Grove Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
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Born in Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...
, Fenn attended private schools, Hartford High School, and Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
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Associated with the Hartford Post and the Hartford Courant as reporter, city editor, State editor, and special and editorial writer.
Reported sessions of the Connecticut legislature from 1878 to 1908.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1907 and 1915.
He served in the State senate in 1909 and 1911.
Fish and game commissioner 1912-1916.
He served five years in the First Regiment of the Connecticut National Guard.
Fenn was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Sixty-seventh
67th United States Congress
The Sixty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1921 to March 4, 1923, during the first two years...
and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1931).
He served as chairman of the Committee on the Census (Sixty-ninth
69th United States Congress
The Sixty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1925 to March 4, 1927, during the third and fourth...
through Seventy-first
71st United States Congress
The Seventy-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1929 to March 4, 1931, during the first two years...
Congresses).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1930.
He retired from public life and lived in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, and Wethersfield, Connecticut.
He died in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, February 23, 1939.
He was interred in Spring Grove Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...
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