Eben Sumner Draper

Eben Sumner Draper
Photo c. 1914
44th Governor of Massachusetts
In office January 7, 1909 – January 5, 1911
Lieutenant	Louis A. Frothingham
Preceded by	Curtis Guild Jr.
Succeeded by	Eugene Foss
40th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office January 4, 1906 – January 7, 1909
Governor	Curtis Guild Jr.
Preceded by	Curtis Guild Jr.
Succeeded by	Louis A. Frothingham
Chairperson of the Massachusetts Republican Party
In office 1896–1897
Preceded by	George H. Lyman
Succeeded by	A. H. Goetting
In office 1892–1893
Preceded by	Joseph Burdett
Succeeded by	Samuel Winslow
Personal details
Born	(1858-06-17)June 17, 1858 Hopedale, Massachusetts
Died	April 9, 1914(1914-04-09) (aged 55) Greenville, South Carolina
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Nannie Bristow
Children	3
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Eben (sometimes incorrectly Ebenezer) Sumner Draper (June 17, 1858 – April 9, 1914) was an American businessman and politician from Massachusetts. He was for many years a leading figure in what later became the Draper Corporation, the dominant manufacturer of cotton textile process machinery in the world during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He served as the 44th governor of Massachusetts from 1909 to 1911.