Stanley R. Tupper
Encyclopedia
Stanley Roger Tupper was a U.S. Representative
from Maine
. Born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, Tupper was educated in Boothbay Harbor public schools, Hebron Academy
, Hebron, Maine
. Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, and LaSalle Extension University, Chicago, Illinois.
He served in the United States Navy
September 1944-March 1946. He served as member of board of selectmen of Boothbay Harbor in 1948, and served as chairman in 1949. He was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in Maine in 1949, in the Federal district court in 1950, and before the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1952. He served as member of the Maine state legislature from 1953 to 1954, as assistant state attorney general from 1959 to 1960, and as Maine state commissioner of the Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries from 1953 to 1957.
Tupper was elected as a Republican
to the Eighty-seventh and the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1961-January 3, 1967). He was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninetieth Congress in 1966. He was appointed United States Commissioner General with rank of Ambassador to the Canadian World Exhibition in 1967. He resumed the practice of law in 1968. United States Commissioner, International Commission for Northeast Atlantic Fisheries from 1975 to 1976. He died on January 6, 2006, in Boothbay Harbor, Maine.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
. Born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, Tupper was educated in Boothbay Harbor public schools, Hebron Academy
Hebron Academy
Hebron Academy, founded in 1804, is a small, independent, college preparatory boarding and day school for boys and girls in grades six through postgraduate.-History:...
, Hebron, Maine
Hebron, Maine
Hebron is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. Hebron is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area. The town's history has always been interconnected with Hebron Academy, a co-ed college preparatory boarding school which is located in the town's...
. Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, and LaSalle Extension University, Chicago, Illinois.
He served in the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
September 1944-March 1946. He served as member of board of selectmen of Boothbay Harbor in 1948, and served as chairman in 1949. He was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in Maine in 1949, in the Federal district court in 1950, and before the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1952. He served as member of the Maine state legislature from 1953 to 1954, as assistant state attorney general from 1959 to 1960, and as Maine state commissioner of the Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries from 1953 to 1957.
Tupper was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Eighty-seventh and the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1961-January 3, 1967). He was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninetieth Congress in 1966. He was appointed United States Commissioner General with rank of Ambassador to the Canadian World Exhibition in 1967. He resumed the practice of law in 1968. United States Commissioner, International Commission for Northeast Atlantic Fisheries from 1975 to 1976. He died on January 6, 2006, in Boothbay Harbor, Maine.