Answer the following question: Facts: - death place: boston , massachusetts - order: 43rd 39th lieutenant governor of massachusetts - successor: eben sumner draper eben sumner draper - party: republican - death date: 6 april 1915 - predecessor: william l. douglas john l. bates - office: governor of massachusetts - lieutenant: eben sumner draper - term end: january 7 , 1909 1906 - term start: january 4 , 1906 1903 - birth date: 2 february 1860 - name: curtis guild , jr. . - image: curtis guild jr.jpg - birth place: boston , massachusetts - governor: john l. bates william lewis douglas Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of curtis guild , jr. . .
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curtis guild , jr. -lrb- february 2 , 1860 -- april 6 , 1915 -rrb- was the 43rd governor of massachusetts in the united states , serving from 1906 to 1909 .prior to his election as governor , guild served in the massachusetts volunteer militia , seeing active duty in cuba during the spanish-american war .he was a friend of theodore roosevelt , with whom he attended harvard university .