WOMENS SUFFRAGE GOVERNOR PROVIDENCE RI POLITICIAN SAN SOUCI AUTOGRAPH SIGNED

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EMERY JOHN SAN SOUCI
(1857 - 1936)
53
rd
GOVERNOR OF RHODE ISLAND 1921-1923,
LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR OF RHODE ISLAND 1915-21,
MEMBER OF THE PROVIDENCE CITY COUNCIL 1900-1907,
AIDE-DE-CAMP
TO
GOVERNOR POTHIER
1908-1914,
COLLECTOR OF THE PORT OF PROVIDENCE APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT HARDING 1923-1935,
&
DIRECTOR OF THE UNION TRUST COMPANY OF PROVIDENCE and DIRECTOR OF
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL INFANT ASYLUM
.
In 1921 he was elected Governor of Rhode Island, in large part due to the strong support of women voters. 1921 was the first year women were allowed to vote in state elections in Rhode Island due to the passage of the Women’s Suffrage Amendment to the US Constitution. He did not win the nomination for Governor in 1922 in large part to his handling of a large textile strike. He called in the state militia to handle the strike, and he lost the support of many in his Republican Party circles.
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HERE IS AN OFFICIAL
1920’
s “
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND – EXECUTIVE CHAMBER – PROVIDENCE
” AUTOGRAPH SIGNATURE CARD SIGNED BY SAN SOUCI AS GOVERNOR – BOLDLY SIGNED BY SOUCI BENEATH A LARGE GOLD FOIL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT SEAL OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND.
The card document measures 5-3/8” x 4-3/8” and is in VF condition.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE HONORABLE
EMERY JOHN SAN SOUCI
Emery John San Souci
(July 24, 1857 – August 10, 1936) was an
American
merchant
and
politician
from
Rhode Island
. He served as
Lieutenant Governor
of
Rhode Island
and as the 53rd
Governor of Rhode Island
.
Early life and career
San Souci was born in
Saco, Maine
, the son of Euzebe San Souci and Marie Louise (Couett) San Souci. As a small child he moved with his family in 1860 to
St. Albans, Vermont
. His father was a member of the
Army of the Potomac
and was killed in battle in 1864. San Succi attended school in St. Albans until he was eleven. He left school to work so he could help his mother raise the family.
He worked as a clerk in
Biddeford, Maine
before working as a shoe clerk in
Greenfield, Massachusetts
and
Providence, Rhode Island
. In 1877, he moved to
Hartford, Connecticut
to work for a shoe making company. He worked for that company until 1890 when he opened a shoe and clothing store business with his brothers in Providence. The company became very successful, and he served as secretary and treasurer of the company.
Political career
San Souci held many political positions in Providence, and served on the Providence City Council from 1900 to 1907. In 1908 he was appointed
aide-de-camp
to
Governor Pothier
, and served in that position for six years.
He was elected as a
Republican
Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island in 1914, and was reelected in 1916. He served as lieutenant governor from 1915 to 1921.
In 1921 he was elected Governor of Rhode Island, in large part due to the strong support of women voters. 1921 was the first year women were allowed to vote in state elections in Rhode Island. He served as governor from January 4, 1921, to January 2, 1923, and did not win the nomination for governor in 1922 in large part to his handling of a large textile strike. He called in the state militia to handle the strike, and he lost the support of many in his party.
In 1923
President Harding
appointed him Collector of the Port of Providence. He won reappointment under Presidents
Calvin Coolidge
,
Herbert Hoover
and
Franklin D. Roosevelt
, and held the position until his retirement in 1935. He also served as director of the Union Trust Company of Providence and as director of
St. Vincent de Paul Infant Asylum
.
San Souci died at his home in Providence on August 10, 1936. He is interred at Mount Saint Benedict Cemetery in
Bloomfield, Connecticut
.
Family life
San Souci and his wife Minnie A. Duffy had two daughters, Mary Louisa San Souci and Euphemia Maybelle San Souci
.
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