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Thomas Green Fessenden (April 22, 1771 – November 11, 1837) was an American author and editor who worked in England and the United States. [1] [2] Biography.
Fessenden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Anna Parker Fessenden (1896–1972), American botanist, math educator; Beverly Fessenden (1926-2008), known as the actress Beverly Garland; Francis Fessenden (1839–1907), American Civil War major general, lawyer and politician, son of William P. Fessenden
Clementina (Fessenden) Trenholme (1844–1918), author, social organizer, and mother of radio pioneer Reginald Fessenden; the Trenholme and Fessenden neighbourhoods on Hamilton Mountain were named after her [43] Anuja Varghese, writer [59]
William Pitt Fessenden (October 16, 1806 – September 8, 1869) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Fessenden was a Whig (later a Republican ) and member of the Fessenden political family .
Fessenden was appointed to the United States Military Academy and graduated in 1824. [1] In his second year at the academy a remarkable event occurred in his life; the cadet corps marched from West Point to ex-president John Adams' home in Peacefield, near Boston in the summer of 1821 to honor the ailing Adams. [4] [page needed] [5]
Francis Fessenden (March 18, 1839 – January 2, 1906) was an American lawyer, politician, and soldier from the state of Maine who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. [1]
the Fessenden family was prominent in politics in the state of Maine and in national affairs in Washington, D.C. throughout the middle of the 19th century. Several members served in the United States Congress , and others were officers or generals in the Union Army during the American Civil War .
Douglas A. Fessenden (September 7, 1901 – June 11, 1970) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. Fessenden began his coaching career in 1925 at Main Avenue High School—now known as Fox Tech High School —in San Antonio, Texas .