OVERVIEW:

BORN:
April 11, 1860;
Lancaster, New Hampshire

DIED:
July 12, 1926 (age 66);
Lancaster, New Hampshire

EDUCATION:
United States Naval Academy (BS)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

HIGHLIGHTS:
1881-1883:
Served in U.S. Navy as a midshipman
1883:
Resigned from Navy and moved to Florida
1885-1888:
First Chief of the Orlando, Florida Fire Department
1886-1887:
Land commissioner of Florida Southern Railroad in Jacksonville
1890-1900:
Served in MA Naval Brigade
1888-1914:
Involved in banking and brokerage business in Boston, MA
1898:
Served in the Spanish-American War as a lieutenant in the Volunteer Navy 
1899-1902:
Member of the Board of Alderman of Newton, MA
1902-1903:
Mayor of Newton, MA
1905-1913:
U.S. House of Representatives (R-MA)
1913-1919:
U.S. Senator (R-MA)
1921-1925:
U.S. Secretary of War

PORTRAIT:

RESOURCES:

Biographical Directory of Congress
UVA Miller Center
Dartmouth College
Forest History Society
Wikipedia