Frank Crawford Sites
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Frank Crawford Sites was a Democratic
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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Frank C. Sites was born in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
. In 1875, he moved with his parents to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
. He attended the public schools, learned the trade of watchmaker
and jeweler, and afterward engaged in that business at Harrisburg. He became director on the Harrisburg school board from 1903 to 1912, and was appointed postmaster of Harrisburg in 1913, serving until his successor was appointed in 1922.
Sites was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth
Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1924. He returned to Harrisburg and engaged in the bond business. He died in Harrisburg and is interred at East Harrisburg Cemetery
.
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...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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Frank C. Sites was born in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
Shippensburg is a borough in Cumberland and Franklin counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Settled in 1730, Shippensburg lies in the Cumberland Valley, 41 miles west-southwest of Harrisburg, and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 1900, 3,228 people...
. In 1875, he moved with his parents to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
. He attended the public schools, learned the trade of watchmaker
Watchmaker
A watchmaker is an artisan who makes and repairs watches. Since virtually all watches are now factory made, most modern watchmakers solely repair watches. However, originally they were master craftsmen who built watches, including all their parts, by hand...
and jeweler, and afterward engaged in that business at Harrisburg. He became director on the Harrisburg school board from 1903 to 1912, and was appointed postmaster of Harrisburg in 1913, serving until his successor was appointed in 1922.
Sites was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth
68th United States Congress
The Sixty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1923 to March 4, 1925, during the last months of...
Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1924. He returned to Harrisburg and engaged in the bond business. He died in Harrisburg and is interred at East Harrisburg Cemetery
East Harrisburg Cemetery
East Harrisburg Cemetery is a cemetery located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The cemetery received is name from its location, adjacent to the borough of Penbrook, formerly known as East Harrisburg...
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