Roger Wolcott | |
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| 39th Governor of Massachusetts | |
| In office January, 1897 – January 4, 1900 Acting: March 4, 1896–January 1897 | |
| Lieutenant | Winthrop M. Crane |
| Preceded by | Frederic T. Greenhalge |
| Succeeded by | Winthrop M. Crane |
| 36th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts | |
| In office 1893–1897 | |
| Governor | William E. Russell Frederic T. Greenhalge |
| Preceded by | William H. Haile |
| Succeeded by | Winthrop M. Crane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 13, 1847 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | December 21, 1900 (aged 53) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican |
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Roger Wolcott (July 13, 1847 – December 21, 1900) was a Republican lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He was the 36th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1893 to 1897, becoming acting governor in 1896 upon the death of Governor Frederic T. Greenhalge. He was elected the 39th governor of Massachusetts in his own right in 1897, serving until 1900. He was a leading figure in the Young Republican Club, which revitalized the Massachusetts Republican Party in the 1890s.