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]
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 |
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Early life
editPrime was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts to Oliver and Emma F. (Kennard) Prime on November 22, 1860.[4]
Family life
editPrime married Mary A. Fontaine on May 19, 1891. They had one child, a son, Selwyn Forrest Prime.[2]
Massachusetts House of Representatives
editPrime served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from two different districts.
1890 legislative session
editIn 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
editPrime 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
editReferences
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.