Enos K. Sawyer
| Enos Kittredge Sawyer | |
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| New Hampshire Secretary of State | |
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In office 1923–1925 | |
| Preceded by | Edwin C. Bean |
| Succeeded by | Hobart Pillsbury |
| President of the New Hampshire Senate | |
| Preceded by | William D. Swart |
| Succeeded by | George I. Haselton |
| Member of the New Hampshire Senate District 6 | |
| Mayor of Franklin, New Hampshire | |
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In office 1909–1910 | |
| Majority | 77 (1909) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 24, 1879 Franklin, New Hampshire |
| Died | Franklin, New Hampshire |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mabel E. White, m. February 28, 1911 |
| Alma mater | Phillips Academy, Dartmouth College [1] |
| Profession | Grocery business |
Enos Kittredge Sawyer (August 24, 1879 – 1933) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Franklin, New Hampshire,[1] President of the New Hampshire Senate[2] and as the New Hampshire Secretary of State.
Sawyer was born on August 24, 1879 in Franklin, New Hampshire to George W. and Louise C. (Barnes) Sawyer.[2]
Sawyer was educated in Franklin High School, Phillips Academy and Dartmouth College.[1][2]
1n 1908 Sawyer was elected the Mayor of Franklin, New Hampshire by 77 votes.[1]
After he left Dartmouth College,[3] Sawyer went to work in his father's meat, grocery, and provision business.[2]
On February 28, 1911 Sawyer married Mabel E. White of Somerville, Massachusetts, who was a teacher in the Franklin schools.[2]
In 1912 Sawyer was elected to the New Hampshire Senate from District 6.[4] In 1913 Sawyer was chosen as the President of the New Hampshire Senate, Sawyer was the first Democrat elected as Senate President since 1876[2] and he was the last Democrat elected until 1999.
In 1918 Sawyer was appointed the Director of the United States Employment Service in New Hampshire and Vermont.[4]
Sawyer died in Franklin, New Hampshire[3] in 1933.[5]
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 R. L. Theller, ed. (December 1, 1908), The Dartmouth, Vol XXX, no. 20; Alumni General, Hanover, New Hampshire: Dartmouth College, p. 248.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress, Volume XLV, No. 3-4 (March–April 1913), The N. H. State Government of 1913-14, Concord, New Hampshire: The Granite Monthly Company, pp. 71–73.
- 1 2 Publications - Portraits of Legislators On State House Third Floor Enos Kittredge Sawyer
- 1 2 Henry Harrison Metcalf, ed. (1919), One Thousand New Hampshire Notables: Brief Biographical Sketches of New Hampshire Men and Women, Native Or Resident, Prominent in Public, Professional, Business, Educational, Fraternal Or Benevolent Work, Concord, New Hampshire: Rumford Printing Company, pp. 295–297.
- ↑ Special Dispatch to the Globe (March 3, 1933), ENOS K. SAWYER DIES SUDDENLY AT MEETING One of New Hampshire's Loading Democrats, Boston, Massachusetts: The Daily Boston Globe, p. 17.
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Edwin C. Bean |
New Hampshire Secretary of State 1923–1925 |
Succeeded by Hobart Pillsbury |
| Preceded by William D. Swart |
President of the New Hampshire Senate 1913–1915 |
Succeeded by George I. Haselton |