Frank O. Horton
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Frank Ogilvie Horton was a United States Representative from Wyoming
. Born in Muscatine, Iowa
, he attended the public schools, graduated from Morgan Park Military Academy (in Illinois
) in 1899 and from the University of Chicago
in 1903. During the Spanish-American War
he served as a private in Company C, Fiftieth Iowa Regiment in 1898; he moved to Saddlestring, Wyoming
in 1905 and engaged in livestock
raising. He was a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives
from 1921 to 1923, and served in the Wyoming State Senate from 1923 to 1931, being its president in 1931.
Horton was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1928 and 1936, and was a Republican National committeeman from 1937 to 1948. He was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth Congress, serving from January 3, 1939 to January 3, 1941. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1940 to the Seventy-seventh Congress, and resumed his former pursuits in Saddlestring as the Owner and operator of the HF Bar Ranch. He died in Sheridan, Wyoming
; interment was in Willowgrove Cemetery, Buffalo, Wyoming
.
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
. Born in Muscatine, Iowa
Muscatine, Iowa
Muscatine is a city in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. The population was 22,886 in the 2010 census, an increase from 22,697 in the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Muscatine County...
, he attended the public schools, graduated from Morgan Park Military Academy (in Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
) in 1899 and from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
in 1903. During the Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...
he served as a private in Company C, Fiftieth Iowa Regiment in 1898; he moved to Saddlestring, Wyoming
Saddlestring, Wyoming
Saddlestring is an unincorporated community in northwestern Johnson County, Wyoming, United States, on the eastern edge of the Bighorn National Forest. It lies along local roads northwest of the city of Buffalo, the county seat of Johnson County. Its elevation is 5,440 feet...
in 1905 and engaged in livestock
Livestock
Livestock refers to one or more domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce commodities such as food, fiber and labor. The term "livestock" as used in this article does not include poultry or farmed fish; however the inclusion of these, especially poultry, within the meaning...
raising. He was a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives
Wyoming House of Representatives
The Wyoming House of Representatives is the lower house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 60 Representatives in the House, representing an equal amount of single-member constituent districts across the state, each with a population of at least 9,000. The House convenes at the Wyoming...
from 1921 to 1923, and served in the Wyoming State Senate from 1923 to 1931, being its president in 1931.
Horton was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1928 and 1936, and was a Republican National committeeman from 1937 to 1948. He was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth Congress, serving from January 3, 1939 to January 3, 1941. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1940 to the Seventy-seventh Congress, and resumed his former pursuits in Saddlestring as the Owner and operator of the HF Bar Ranch. He died in Sheridan, Wyoming
Sheridan, Wyoming
Sheridan is a city in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The 2010 census put the population at 17,444 and a Micropolitan Statistical Area of 29,116...
; interment was in Willowgrove Cemetery, Buffalo, Wyoming
Buffalo, Wyoming
Buffalo is a city in Johnson County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 3,900 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Johnson County...
.