Eugene Foss

Eugene Noble Foss , was an American politician and businessman from Massachusetts. Foss controlled a Bostonbased industrial ventilation equipment manufacturer, and was active in both the Republican and Democratic parties. He was briefly a member of the United States House of Representatives, and served as the 45th Governor of Massachusetts . He was generally probusiness and antilabor, but was in favor of reduced tariffs, particularly for trade with Canada.

Eugene Noble Foss was born on September 24, 1858, to George Edmund Foss and Marcia Foss in West Berkshire, Vermont, a small town near the Canadian border. Fosss father was a politically active manager at the St. Albans Manufacturing Company. The family moved to St. Albans when he was ten. Foss was educated in local schools, and then attended Franklin County Academy before enrolling in the University of Vermont. He left the university after two years to pursue business interests. Fosss brother, George Edmund Foss, became a lawyer and politician in Illinois.

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