George Peabody Wetmore (1846 - 1921)

Born 2 Aug 1846 in London, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 11 Sep 1921 at age 75 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Preceded by 36th Governor Augustus O. Bourn Preceded by Nathan F. Dixon III

George P. Wetmore 37th Governor of Rhode Island 1885—1887 US Senator (Class 2) from Rhode Island[1] 1895—1907; 1908—1913

Succeeded by 38th Governor John W. Davis Succeeded by LeBaron Bradford Colt

Biography

George Wetmore is Notable.

George Peabody Wetmore (August 2, 1846 – September 11, 1921) was the 37th Governor of and a United States Senator from Rhode Island.

George married Edith Ketattas.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Legislature failed to elect successor, vacant March 4, 1907 – January 22, 1908 when re-elected.
2. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24ZY-YG6 : 10 February 2018), George Wetmore and Edith Ketettas, 22 Dec 1869; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,544,273.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #6946871
• George P. Wetmore on Wikipedia
• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBDN-1V2 : 11 December 2017), George P Wetmore, 1871.

• Wikipedia contributors. "The Four Hundred (Gilded Age)." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Accessed 20 Sept 2022.