Noteworthy Events of the Governorship of Eben Sumner Draper
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Title
Noteworthy Events of the Governorship of Eben Sumner Draper
Subject
Draper, Eben Sumner, 1855-1914; Massachusetts.Lieutenant Governor (1906-1909 : Draper); Massachusetts.Governor (1909-1911 : Draper); Columbus Day; American Red Cross; Draper family
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.
Creator
Murphy, William Andrew
Source
From pages 43-47 of The Administrations of Hon. Eben Sumner Draper; Governor of Massachusetts, 1909-1910, Acting Governor, 1908
Publisher
C/WMARS http://www.cwmars.org/
Date
1911
Relation
Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
Format
Text/pdf
Language
en-US
Type
Text
Files
Collection
Citation
Murphy, William Andrew, “Noteworthy Events of the Governorship of Eben Sumner Draper,” Digital Commonwealth , accessed June 19, 2013, http://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/items/show/711.
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