Nelson, John E NELSON, John Edward - Biographical Information Page 1 of 1 Biographical Directory of the NELSON, John Edward, (1874-1955) - United States Congress NELSON, John Edward, (father of Charles Pembroke Nelson), a Representative from Maine; born in China, Kennebec County, Maine, July 12, 1874; attended the common and high schools of Waterville, Maine; was graduated from Friends School, Providence, R.I., in 1894, from Colby College, Waterville, Maine, in 1898, and from the law department of the University of Maine at Orono in 1904; was admitted to the bar in 1904 and commenced practice in Waterville, 1774 a Present Maine; moved to Augusta, Maine, in 1913 and continued the practice of his chosen profession; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the Biography resignation of United States Representative John A. Peters, and Research Collections reelected to the five succeeding Congresses (March 20, 1922-March 3, 1933); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Bibliography Seventy-third Congress; trustee of Colby College 1926-1931; also New Search served as trustee of Monmouth (Maine) Academy; practiced law until his retirement in 1946; died on April 11, 1955, in Augusta, Maine; House History Page interment in Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine. Senate History Page Copyright Information Hon. John E. Nelson, of Augusta, Maine. Representative from the Third Maine District, in which Lafayette National Park is situated, and who conducted the hearing on behalf of the Park. NELSON, John Edward (1874-1955) Biographical Information Page 1 of 1 Biographical Directory of the NELSON, John Edward, 1874-1955 United States Congress NELSON, John Edward, (father of Charles Pembroke Nelson), a Representative from Maine; born in China, Kennebec County, Maine, July 12, 1874; attended the common and high schools of Waterville, Maine; was graduated from Friends School, Providence, R.I., in 1894, from Colby College, Waterville, Maine, in 1898, and from the law department of the University of Maine at Orono in 1904; was admitted to the bar in 1904 and commenced practice in Waterville, Maine; moved to Augusta, Maine, in 1913 and continued 1774 A Present the practice of his chosen profession; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation Biography of John A. Peters; reelected to the Sixty-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from March 27, 1922, to March Research Collections 3, 1933; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Bibliography Seventy-third Congress; trustee of Colby College 1926-1931; also New Search served as trustee of Monmouth (Maine) Academy; practiced law until his retirement in 1946; died in Augusta, Maine, April 11, 1955; House History Page interment in Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine. Senate History Page Copyright Information http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000038 2/5/2003 John E. Nelson (Maine) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 1 of 1 John E. Nelson (Maine) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Edward Nelson was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in China, Kennebec County, Maine on July 12, 1874. He attended the common and high schools of Waterville, Maine. He graduated from Friends School, Providence, R.I., in 1894, from Colby College in 1898, and from the law department of the University of Maine at Orono in 1904. He was admitted to the bar in 1904 and commenced practice in Waterville. He then moved to Augusta in 1913 and continued the practice of his chosen profession. He was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative John A. Peters. He was reelected to the five succeeding Congresses (March 20, 1922-March 3, 1933), but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress. He was a trustee of Colby College 1926-1931, and also served as trustee of Monmouth (Maine) Academy. He practiced law until his retirement in 1946, and died on April 11, 1955, in Augusta, Maine. His interment is in Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine. References John E. Nelson (Maine) at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_E._Nelson_(Maine)" Categories: 1874 births | 1955 deaths | Members of the United States House of Representatives from Maine Colby College alumni University of Maine alumni Maine politician stubs This page was last modified on 24 October 2009 at 16:23. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. See Terms of Use for details. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_E._Nelson_(Maine) 2/13/2010 John E. Nelson (Maine) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 1 of 2 John E. Nelson (Maine) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Edward Nelson was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in China, Kennebec County, Maine on July 12, 1874. He attended the common and high schools of Waterville, Maine. He graduated from Friends School, Providence, R.I., in 1894, from Colby College in 1898, and from the law department of the University of Maine at Orono in 1904. He was admitted to the bar in 1904 and commenced practice in Waterville. He then moved to Augusta in 1913 and continued the practice of his chosen profession. He was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative John A. Peters. He was reelected to the five succeeding Congresses (March 20, 1922 - March 3, 1933), but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress. He was a trustee of Colby College 1926-1931, and also served as trustee of Monmouth (Maine) Academy. He practiced law until his retirement in 1946, and died on April 11, 1955, in Augusta, Maine. His interment is in Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine. Dissenter on Anti-Communist Fish Committee In 1930 Nelson served on a House Committee convened by Rep. Hamilton Fish III of New York to investigate communist activity in the United States. When the committee's report was issued in early 1931, it called for the outlawing of the Communist Party in the United States, denying citizenship to naturalized communists, and other measures to guard against what it saw as a substantial domestic political threat. Nelson refused to sign it, and issued his own minority report, finding that "communism is making no menacing headway in America" and recommending that no new legislation need be enacted. He decried the "hysteria" over Communism, declared: Our best defense against the red shirt of the Communist and the black shirt of the Fascist is the blue shirt of the American workingman. [1] The New York World congratulated Nelson as the "one member of the committee (who) was able to keep his feet on the ground" [2] 1932 Election Nelson was defeated in the 1932 election, which, coming in the early years of the Great Depression, was a state-wide landslide for Democrats. He was hurt as well by a recent census-based re-districting that for the first time placed Democratic-leaning urban centers in Maine's Second Congressional District. He was further hurt by the presence in the race of an "Independent Republican", Frederick E. Bonney, whom he accused of being a 'spoiler' for his Democratic rival, Edward C. Moran. Bonney accused Nelson of nepotism for putting some of his children on the congressional payroll as aides. [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_E._Nelson_(Maine) 2/19/2014 John E. Nelson (Maine) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 2 of 2 References John E. Nelson (Maine) (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000038) at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1. ^ Time Jan. 26, 1931 (http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,769452,00.html);Berkeley Daily Gazette, Jan. 19, 1931, p. 1 2. ^ Telegraph-Herald and Times Journal, Jan. 25, 1931, p. 16 3. Nashua Telegraph, Sept. 14, 1932, p. 1 Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_E._Nelson_(Maine) &oldid=586822774" Categories: 1874 births 1955 deaths Members of the United States House of Representatives from Maine Colby College alumni University of Maine alumni People from Kennebec County, Maine People from Waterville, Maine This page was last modified on 19 December 2013 at 18:54. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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