Frank A. McLain
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Frank Alexander McLain (January 29, 1852 - October 10, 1920) was a U.S. Representative
from Mississippi
.
Born near Gloster
in Amite County, Mississippi
, McLain attended the public schools, and was graduated from the University of Mississippi at Oxford in 1874.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Liberty, Mississippi
, in 1880.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1881-1883.
He served as district attorney for the judicial district from 1883 until January 1, 1896, when he resigned.
He resumed the practice of law in Gloster, Mississippi
.
He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1890.
McLain was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William F. Love.
He was reelected to the Fifty-sixth and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from December 12, 1898, to March 3, 1909.
State supreme court commissioner 1910-1912.
He died in Gloster, Mississippi
, October 10, 1920.
He was interred in the City Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
.
Born near Gloster
Gloster, Mississippi
Gloster is a town in Amite County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,073 at the 2000 census. It is part of the McComb, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area.T. T...
in Amite County, Mississippi
Amite County, Mississippi
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 13,599 people, 5,271 households, and 3,879 families residing in the county. The population density was 19 people per square mile . There were 6,446 housing units at an average density of 9 per square mile...
, McLain attended the public schools, and was graduated from the University of Mississippi at Oxford in 1874.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Liberty, Mississippi
Liberty, Mississippi
Liberty is a town in Amite County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the McComb, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 633 at the 2000 census...
, in 1880.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1881-1883.
He served as district attorney for the judicial district from 1883 until January 1, 1896, when he resigned.
He resumed the practice of law in Gloster, Mississippi
Gloster, Mississippi
Gloster is a town in Amite County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,073 at the 2000 census. It is part of the McComb, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area.T. T...
.
He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1890.
McLain was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Fifty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William F. Love.
He was reelected to the Fifty-sixth and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from December 12, 1898, to March 3, 1909.
State supreme court commissioner 1910-1912.
He died in Gloster, Mississippi
Gloster, Mississippi
Gloster is a town in Amite County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,073 at the 2000 census. It is part of the McComb, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area.T. T...
, October 10, 1920.
He was interred in the City Cemetery.