George W. Weymouth

George W. Weymouth

George Warren Weymouth (August 25, 1850 - September 7, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Born in West Amesbury (now Merrimac), Massachusetts, Weymouth attended the public schools and the Merrimac High School.He moved to Fitchburg, Massachusetts, in 1882 and engaged in the carriage business. He later became manager of the Simonds Rolling Machine Co. Weymouth was trustee of the Fitchburg Savings Bank 1891-1901 and director of the Fitchburg National Bank 1892-1901.He served as director in other corporations.He served as member of the common council of Fitchburg in 1886.He served in the State house of representatives in 1896.He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1896.

Weymouth was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1901).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1900.He moved to Fairhaven.He served as president of the Atlas Tack Corp. of Fairhaven, Massachusetts from 1897 to 1910. Weymouth was killed in an automobile accident near Bingham, Maine, September 7, 1910.He was interred in Riverside Cemetery, Fairhaven, Massachusetts.

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