George W. Weymouth
Encyclopedia
George Warren Weymouth (August 25, 1850 – September 7, 1910) was a U.S. Representative
from Massachusetts
.
Born in West Amesbury (now Merrimac
), Massachusetts
, Weymouth attended the public schools and the Merrimac High School. He moved to Fitchburg
in 1882 and engaged in the carriage business. He later became manager of the Simonds Rolling Machine Co.
Weymouth was trustee of the Fitchburg Savings Bank 1891-1901 and director of the Fitchburg National Bank 1892-1901 as well as director in other corporations. He served as member of the common council of Fitchburg in 1886 and in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
in 1896. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1896.
Weymouth was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-fifth
and Fifty-sixth
Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1901). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1900.
Following his time in Washington, he moved to Fairhaven, Massachusetts
, where he served as president of the Atlas Tack Corp. from 1897 to 1910. Weymouth was killed in an automobile accident near Bingham, Maine, September 7, 1910. He was interred in Riverside Cemetery, Fairhaven, Massachusetts.
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 Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
.
Born in West Amesbury (now Merrimac
Merrimac, Massachusetts
Merrimac is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, and on the southeastern border of New Hampshire, approximately northeast of Boston and west of the Atlantic Ocean. It is situated along the north bank of the Merrimack River in the Merrimack Valley. The population was 6,504 in 2008...
), Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, Weymouth attended the public schools and the Merrimac High School. He moved to Fitchburg
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Fitchburg is the third largest city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,318 at the 2010 census. Fitchburg is home to Fitchburg State University as well as 17 public and private elementary and high schools.- History :...
in 1882 and engaged in the carriage business. He later became manager of the Simonds Rolling Machine Co.
Weymouth was trustee of the Fitchburg Savings Bank 1891-1901 and director of the Fitchburg National Bank 1892-1901 as well as director in other corporations. He served as member of the common council of Fitchburg in 1886 and in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
in 1896. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1896.
Weymouth 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 Fifty-fifth
55th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:* Republican: 206 * Democratic: 124* Populist: 22* Silver Republican: 3* Silver: 1* Independent Republican: 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Garret Hobart * President pro tempore: William P...
and Fifty-sixth
56th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Garret Hobart , until November 21, 1899 , vacant thereafter.* President pro tempore: William P. Frye * Democratic Caucus Chairman: James K. Jones...
Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1901). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1900.
Following his time in Washington, he moved to Fairhaven, Massachusetts
Fairhaven, Massachusetts
Fairhaven is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located on the south coast of Massachusetts where the Acushnet River flows into Buzzards Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean...
, where he served as president of the Atlas Tack Corp. from 1897 to 1910. Weymouth was killed in an automobile accident near Bingham, Maine, September 7, 1910. He was interred in Riverside Cemetery, Fairhaven, Massachusetts.