Augustus Frank
Augustus Frank | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
| In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | Judson W. Sherman |
| Succeeded by | Burt Van Horn |
| Constituency | 30th district (1859–63) 29th district (1863–65) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 17, 1826 Warsaw, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 29, 1895 (aged 68) New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | Warsaw Town Cemetery Warsaw, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Agnes McNair Frank |
| Relations | George Washington Patterson William Patterson |
| Children | William Augustus Mary Louise Frank |
| Parent(s) | Augustus Frank Jane (Patterson) Frank |
| Profession | Merchant Railroad Executive Banker Politician |
Augustus Frank (July 17, 1826 – April 29, 1895) was an American merchant, railroad executive, banker and politician. He served as a United States representative from the U.S. state of New York during the American Civil War.
Early life
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Frank was born in Warsaw, Wyoming County, the son of Augustus and Jane (Patterson) Frank.[1] He attended the common schools and engaged in mercantile pursuits.[2]
Career
[edit]In 1856, he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention. He was elected and served three terms as a Republican Congressman from New York, serving from March 4, 1859, to March 3, 1865, in the 36th, 37th, and 38th Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1864. He was instrumental in the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment which abolished slavery.[3][4]
After his final term in Congress, Frank became the director of the Wyoming County National Bank in 1865. In 1867 and 1868, he was a member of the New York constitutional convention. From 1870 to 1872, Frank was one of the managers of the Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane in Buffalo, New York. He organized the Bank of Warsaw in 1871 and served as its president until his death in 1895.[5]
Frank was the director and vice president of the Buffalo and New York City Railroad Company in 1887-1893,[6][7][8] and was also director of the Rochester Trust and Safe Deposit Company. In 1894, he was a delegate at large to the State constitutional convention.[9][10] Frank was State commissioner for the preservation of public parks and was a member of the board of directors of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad.[11]
He died in New York City at the Murry Hill Hotel on Monday, April 29, 1895, from a combination of inflammatory rheumatism and Bright's Disease. He is interred in Warsaw Cemetery in Warsaw, New York.[12][13]
Family life
[edit]In 1867, Frank married Agnes McNair. The couple had two children, William Augustus and Mary Louise Frank. Their son died in infancy.[14]
Frank was the nephew of two other U.S. Representatives, William Patterson[15] and George Washington Patterson.[16]
See also
[edit]- ^ Biographical Review Publishing Company (1895). Biographical Review; this Volume Contains Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Livingston and Wyoming Counties, New York. Biographical Review Publishing Company. p. 659.
- ^ W. E. Morrison (1880). History of Wyoming County, N.Y.: With Illustrations, Biographical Sketches, and Portraits of Some Pioneers and Prominent Residents. W. E. Morrison. p. 288.
- ^ Warsaw Centennial Association (1903). History of the Centennial Celebration, Warsaw, Wyoming County, New York, June 28-July 2, 1903. Western New-Yorker. p. 181.
- ^ "Frank House". University of Nebraska Kearney. Retrieved March 14, 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Warsaw Centennial Association (1903). History of the Centennial Celebration, Warsaw, Wyoming County, New York, June 28-July 2, 1903. Western New-Yorker. p. 181.
- ^ New York (State). Board of Railroad Commissioners (1888). Annual Report, Volume 2. New York (State). Board of Railroad Commissioners. p. 154.
- ^ New York (State). Board of Railroad Commissioners (1893). Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of New York for the Fiscal Year Ending. Weed, Parsons and Company. p. 138.
- ^ New York (State) Board of Railroad Commissioners (1894). Report, Volume 2. New York (State) Board of Railroad Commissioners. p. 140.
- ^ Peck, William Farley (1908). History of Rochester and Monroe County, New York: From the Earliest Historic Times to the Beginning of 1907, Volume 1. Pioneer publishing Company. p. 209.
- ^ New York (State). Constitutional Convention and, Choate, Joseph Hodges (1895). Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the State of New York. 1894. Argus Company, printers. p. 11.
((cite book)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Biographical Sketches of all of the Senators and Congressmen who Voted for the 13th Amendment". Seth Keller. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
- ^ "The Abolitionist Tour". Warsaw History. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
- ^ Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). Where They're Buried: A Directory Containing More Than Twenty Thousand Names of Notable Persons Buried in American Cemeteries, with Listings of Many Prominent People who Were Cremated. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 239. ISBN 9780806348230.
- ^ Morrison, W. E. (1880). History of Wyoming County, N.Y.: With Illustrations, Biographical Sketches, and Portraits of Some Pioneers and Prominent Residents. W. E. Morrison. p. 288.
- ^ "PATTERSON, William, (1789 - 1838)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
- ^ "PATTERSON, George Washington, (1799 - 1879)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
- ^ "Died in New York: Hon. Augustus Frank Passes Away". Wyoming County Times. May 2, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
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External links
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- United States Congress. "Augustus Frank (id: F000338)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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