Winfield F. Prime
Winfield Forrest Prime | |
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| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1890–1890 | |
| Constituency | 4th Suffolk district |
| In office 1913–1914 | |
| Succeeded by | Jacob Bitzer |
| Constituency | 27th Middlesex district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 22, 1860 Charlestown, Massachusetts |
| Died | September 10, 1926 (aged 65) Winchester, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary A. Fontaine, m. May 19, 1891 |
| Children | Selwyn Forest Prime |
| Alma mater | Boston University School of Law |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| [1][2][3] | |
Winfield Forrest Prime (November 22, 1860 – September 10, 1926) was an American lawyer and politician who twice served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[3][4][5]
Early life[edit]
Prime was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts to Oliver and Emma F. (Kennard) Prime on November 22, 1860.[4]
Family life[edit]
Prime married Mary A. Fontaine on May 19, 1891. They had one child, a son, Selwyn Forrest Prime.[2]
Massachusetts House of Representatives[edit]
Prime served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from two different districts.
1890 legislative session[edit]
In 1890, Prime represented Ward 4 of the Charlestown district of Boston, Massachusetts, in the Massachusetts House. During the 1890 session Prime served on the committee on Probate and Insolvency.[4]
1913-1914 legislative sessions[edit]
Prime later was the representative of the twenty seventh Middlesex District serving from 1913 and 1914. Prime served on the committee on Probate and Insolvency in 1913, and as a member of the Judiciary Committee in 1914.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Howard, Richard T. (1919), Public Officials of Massachusetts, 1919, Boston, MA: The Boston Review, p. 109
- ^ a b Reno, Conrad (1901), Memoirs of the Judiciary and The Bar of New England for the Nineteenth Century, Volume III, Boston, MA: The Century Memorial Publishing Company, p. 413
- ^ a b c Who's Who in State Politics, 1914, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1914, p. 288
- ^ a b c Reno, Conrad (1901), Memoirs of the Judiciary and The Bar of New England for the Nineteenth Century, Volume III, Boston, MA: The Century Memorial Publishing Company, p. 412
- ^ "Winfield F. Prime, Winchester, Dies". The Boston Globe. September 10, 1926. p. 13. Retrieved 2019-06-27.