description- – Noteworthy events of Massachusetts Governor Eben Sumner Draper written by William Andrew Murphy, his private secretary in 1910, taken from the book, The Administrations of Hon. Eben Sumner Draper; Governor of Massachusetts, 1909-1910, Acting Governor, 1908. The book documents the Governorship of Eben S. Draper from 1909-1911. During his term he established Columbus Day as a legal Holiday and formed the Massachusetts branch of the American Red Cross. He served as the Lieutenant Governor in Massachusetts from January, 1906 until January, 1909 when he took over the Governorship from Governor Curtis Guild, Jr. due to an illness. He served as Governor until January, 1911.
subjectcollectiondatepublishercreatorrelation- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
formatsource- – From pages 43-47 of The Administrations of Hon. Eben Sumner Draper; Governor of Massachusetts, 1909-1910, Acting Governor, 1908
language description- – The menu from the complimentary Banquet to Eben Sumner Draper, Lieutenant Governor Elect, at the Town Hall in Milford, Massachusetts on December 4, 1905. Eben Sumner Draper served as the Lieutenant Governor in Massachusetts from January 1906 until January, 1909 when he took over the Governorship from Governor Curtis Guild due to sickness. He served as Governor until January, 1911.
subjectcollectiondatepublisherrelation- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
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description- – A portrait photograph of Massachusetts Governor Eben Sumner Draper. Eben Sumner Draper served as the Lieutenant Governor in Massachusetts from January, 1906 until January, 1909 when he took over the Governorship from Governor Curtis Guild, Jr. due to an illness. He served as Governor until January, 1911.
subjectcollectiondatepublisherrelation- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
formatsource- – Image is from the book, The Administrations of Hon. Eben Sumner Draper; Governor of Massachusetts, 1909-1910, Acting Governor, 1908
languagedescription- – "It becomes m y d u t y , a n d v e r y g r e a t pleasure, t o introduce t o t h i s audience a m a n of whom this S t a t e h a s reason t o be v e r y proud. T h e longer a ;manIS inpublic life, t h e more he realizes how indispensable t o t h e welfare of t h e n a t i o n i t js t h a t i t s public men possess those g r e a t fundamental qualities which t h e i r sum make u p character.In A n d I introduce t oy o u a m a n whom all of us honor, because t o sound common sense he adds a n unflinching courage a n d highest p r o b i t y ."(EX-PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT introducingGOVERNOR EBEN S.DRAPER at Harvard Commencement, J u n e , I9IO.)
- – A quote from President Theodore Roosevelt's introduction of Massachusetts Governor Eben Sumner Draper at the 1910 Harvard University Commencement. The quote is taken from the book, The Administrations of Hon. Eben Sumner Draper; Governor of Massachusetts, 1909-1910, Acting Governor, 1908. The book documents the Governorship of Eben S. Draper from 1909-1911. Eben Sumner Draper served as the Lieutenant Governor in Massachusetts from January, 1906 until January, 1909 when he took over the Governorship from Governor Curtis Guild, Jr. due to an illness. He served as Governor until January, 1911.
subjectcollectiondatepublishercreatorrelation- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
formatsource- – Image is from the book, The Administrations of Hon. Eben Sumner Draper; Governor of Massachusetts, 1909-1910, Acting Governor, 1908.
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