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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsRufus Smith FROST
(1826-1894)
FROST, Rufus Smith, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in Marlboro, Cheshire
County, N.H., July 18, 1826; moved to Boston, Mass., in 1833;
attended the public schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits; mayor
of Chelsea, Mass., in 1867 and 1868; member of the State senate in
1871 and 1872 and of the Governor’s council in 1873 and 1874;
presented credentials as a Republican Member-elect to the
Forty-fourth Congress and served from March 4, 1875, until July 28,
1876, when he was succeeded by Josiah G. Abbott, who contested his
election; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1876 to the
Forty-fifth Congress; president of the National Association of
Woolen Manufacturers 1877-1884; president of the Boston Board of
Trade 1878-1880; president of the New England Conservatory of
Music; one of the founders of the New England Law and Order League
and of the Boston Art Club; delegate to the Republican National
Convention in 1892; died in Chicago, Ill., March 6, 1894; interment
in Woodlawn Cemetery, Chelsea, Mass.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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