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GEORGE PEABODY WETMORE
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his evident fitness for this honor, however, led to his election by the unanimous vote of both legislative bodies in 1894, and he was reelected to the senate in 1900 for the term ending March 4, 1907. Aside from his official and legislative duties, Senator Wetmore has been active in other directions, having served as trustee of the Peabody Museum of Natural History and the Peabody Educational Fund. He has also served as president of the Newport Hospital and as a member of the commission to build the state house at Providence, completed in 1904.