Nathan Frank
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Nathan Frank was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
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Born in Peoria, Illinois
, Frank attended the public schools of Peoria and St. Louis and Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.
He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1871.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in St. Louis in 1872.
He unsuccessfully contested the election of John M. Glover to the Fiftieth Congress in 1886.
Frank was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-first Congress (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1891).
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1890.
Founder and owner of the St. Louis Star.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1896.
He served as vice president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis in 1904.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination for United States Senator in 1910, 1916, and 1928.
He retired from the active practice of law.
He died at St. Louis, Missouri, April 5, 1931.
He was interred in Mount Sinai Cemetery. His memory is enshrined by the Nathan Frank Memorial Bandstand in Forest Park
, St. Louis.
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 Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Born in Peoria, Illinois
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...
, Frank attended the public schools of Peoria and St. Louis and Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.
He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1871.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in St. Louis in 1872.
He unsuccessfully contested the election of John M. Glover to the Fiftieth Congress in 1886.
Frank was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fifty-first Congress (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1891).
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1890.
Founder and owner of the St. Louis Star.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1896.
He served as vice president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis in 1904.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination for United States Senator in 1910, 1916, and 1928.
He retired from the active practice of law.
He died at St. Louis, Missouri, April 5, 1931.
He was interred in Mount Sinai Cemetery. His memory is enshrined by the Nathan Frank Memorial Bandstand in Forest Park
Forest Park (St. Louis)
Forest Park is a public park located in western part of the city of St. Louis, Missouri. It is a prominent civic center and covers . The park, which opened in 1876 more than a decade after its proposal, has hosted several significant events, including the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904 and...
, St. Louis.