SAMUEL FESSENDEN


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Samuel Fessenden

Joe, God Almighty hates a quitter. I have been a soldier in actual war, and I am a faithful soldier of Reed now, but my general [i.e. Manley] has deserted me.
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After hearing that Speaker Thomas Reed's bid for the presidential nomination was thwarted by Mark Hanna in favor of William McKinley, Fessenden remarked to Joseph Homan Manley, chairman of the Republican National Committee:

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  • Born: July 16, 1784
  • Died: March 13, 1869
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Samuel Fessenden was an American attorney, abolitionist, and politician. He served in both houses of the Massachusetts state legislature before Maine became a separate state. He was elected as major general in the state militia. He was considered a leader among his professional peers.