Louis A. Frothingham
| Louis Adams Frothingham | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 14th district |
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In office March 4, 1921 – August 23, 1928 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Olney II |
| Succeeded by | Richard B. Wigglesworth |
| 41st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts | |
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In office 1909–1912 |
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| Governor | Eben Sumner Draper Eugene Foss |
| Preceded by | Eben Sumner Draper |
| Succeeded by | Robert Luce |
| Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Suffolk District |
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| Speaker Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| Personal details | |
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July 13, 1871 Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts |
| Died | August 23, 1928 (aged 57) North Haven, Maine |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Shreve Ames |
| Alma mater |
Adams Academy Harvard University, 1893 Harvard Law School, 1896 |
| Profession | Attorney |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | Battery A of the Massachusetts Field Artillery, Massachusetts National Guard Massachusetts Naval Brigade, Auxiliary Naval Force United States Marine Corps United States Army |
| Years of service | April 25, 1895 – April 25, 1898 May 1898 – January 1899 |
| Rank |
Private, Ensign, Second Lieutenant, Major |
| Battles/wars |
Spanish–American War, World War I |
Louis Adams Frothingham (July 13, 1871 – August 23, 1928) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Jamaica Plain on July 13, 1871. He attended the public schools and Adams Academy. He graduated from Harvard University in 1893 (where he was a member of the Porcellian) and from Harvard Law School in 1896. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Boston. He served as second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps in the Spanish–American War.
He was elected a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and served as Speaker. He served as the 41st Lieutenant Governor 1909–1911, but was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor in 1911. He was lecturer at Harvard. He then moved to North Easton and continued the practice of law. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1916. Frothingham served as a major in the United States Army during World War I. He was a member of the commission to visit the soldiers and sailors from Massachusetts in France. He served as first vice commander of the Massachusetts branch of the American Legion in 1919. He was overseer of Harvard University for eighteen years.
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