USS Fessenden (DE-142)
She was named in honor of Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, born in Brome County, Quebec, Canada, 6 October 1866. He served as head chemist with Thomas Edison's East Orange, New Jersey, laboratories. In 1890 he began concentrating on electrical engineering, and through the next years made many important inventions and improvements in existing devices. His great contributions in the field of radio (particularly the invention of radio-telephony were of marked benefit not only to the Navy but to all seamen. He died 22 July 1932, at his home on Bermuda.
Nicholas Fessenden
Nicholas Fessenden (November 23, 1847 Saco, Maine; † December 18, 1927 Fort Fairfield, Maine) was a US attorney and politician who served from 1891 to 1896 as Secretary of State of Maine.