The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-08
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 MT. Fessenden was a student In the Lewiston, Me, academy, intending to take a college course. At sixteen however, he enlisted in the Seventh Maine battery and served under Grant in the battles of the Wilderness Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor and Pet ersburg, Upon recommendation of General Grant he was commissioned as lieutenant and later captain in the Second '. s. infantry. He was not at tached to the army as profession however, and served in the First Maine battery and on the staff of Gen A. P. Howe until the close of the war March 4, 1869, he was graduated from the Harvard Law school His family in the meantime had removed to Stamford He entered upon the prac- tice of his profession, becoming asso- ciated with the law firm of Ferris X Child, and later becoming a partner of MT. Ferris. He was appointed State attorney for Fairfield county in 1880 and held that position by sue cessive appointments until his death The work of the office has however been lately been conducted by his partner, Galven A. Carter appointed assistant State attorney under an ac, Of the legislature of 1907 MT. Fes- senden began taking an active part in politics before he was old enough tc FNote and soon became a prominent figure in the Republican party ir Stamford and of the county and State He was first elected to the leg. islature in 1874 and served again as 2 member of the house in 1879 In 1876 he was delegate to the convention that nominated Rutherford B. Hayes for president. In 1884 he was again Z delegate to the national convention and was made secretary of the nation. al Republican committee, taking ar active part in the Blaine campaign MT. Blaine was personal friend o MT. Fessenden and an old friend o his family. His defeat was one of tn, greatest disappointments of MT. Fes senden's life. In 1888 MT Fessender headed the Connecticut delegation f,
 
 In 1896 he was 8 leader among tn, supporters of Thomas B. Reed o Maine for the presidency and whe, Joe Manley of Maine deserted Reed MT. Fessenden expressed himself i, l the forceful phrase which is remem bered better than any other utteranc, l he ever made, God Almighty hates ; l quitter''
 When a young man MT Fessendel made the United States Senate tn, goal of his whole ambition Ther were times when it seemed within hi reach. His defeat in two great con tests for the place was great dis appointment, but except perhaps to few intimate friends he never let be known how disheartened he was In 1899 he was an opponent of Sen ator Joseph R. Hawley. Morgan C Bulkeley was also in the contest an by throwing support to Hawley at
 critical time secured the reelection q the senator and the defeat of Fessen den
 MT Fessenden was sent to the gen eral assembly in 1895 and was elect ed speaker of the house Obviousl his appearance there was for the pur pose of strengthening his candidac for the senate. if opportunity ore sented itself for him to enter the felC For the same reason he was sent the State senate in 1905 The ne, great contest for the senatorship too place at that session and Fessende ! was defeated by Bulkeley. who re ceived 154 votes to Fessenden's I. Congressman Hill received nine vote and former Governor Mclean g.. The death of Senator Platt, thre