Winfield F. Prime Explained

Winfield Forrest Prime
Birth Date:November 22, 1860
Birth Place:Charlestown, Massachusetts
Profession:Lawyer
Office:Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Constituency:4th Suffolk district
Term Start:1890
Term End:1890
Constituency1:27th Middlesex district
Term Start1:1913
Term End1:1914
Successor1:Jacob Bitzer
Alma Mater:Boston University School of Law
Spouse:Mary A. Fontaine, m. May 19, 1891
Children:Selwyn Forest Prime

Winfield Forrest Prime (November 22, 1860 – September 10, 1926) was an American lawyer and politician who twice served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[1]

Early life

Prime was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts to Oliver and Emma F. (Kennard) Prime on November 22, 1860.

Family life

Prime married Mary A. Fontaine on May 19, 1891. They had one child, a son, Selwyn Forrest Prime.

Massachusetts House of Representatives

Prime served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from two different districts.

1890 legislative session

In 1890, Prime represented Ward 4 of the Charlestown district of Boston, Massachusetts, in the Massachusetts House. During the 1890 session Prime served on the committee on Probate and Insolvency.

1913-1914 legislative sessions

Prime later was the representative of the twenty seventh Middlesex District serving from 1913 and 1914. Prime served on the committee on Probate and Insolvency in 1913, and as a member of the Judiciary Committee in 1914.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Winfield F. Prime, Winchester, Dies . The Boston Globe . September 10, 1926 . 13 . 2019-06-27 .