Frank C. Kniffin

Frank C. Kniffin

Frank Charles Kniffin (born April 26, 1894 in Stryker , Williams County , Ohio , †  April 30, 1968 in Napoleon , Ohio) was an American politician . Between 1931 and 1939 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Frank Kniffin attended the public schools in his home country. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1919, he began to work in his new profession in Napoleon, Ohio. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1922 and 1928 he ran unsuccessfully for the US House of Representatives in the four congressional elections.

In the 1930 congressional elections , Kniffin was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Republican Charles J. Thompson on March 4, 1931 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four terms in Congress by January 3, 1939 . In 1938 he was not re-elected. During that time, many of the federal government's New Deal laws were passed under President Franklin D. Roosevelt . In 1935 the provisions of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution were applied for the first time , according to which the legislative period of the Congress ends or begins on January 3rd.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Frank Kniffin practiced as a lawyer again. Since 1939 he has also acted as an arbitrator in bankruptcy proceedings in the northwestern part of the state of Ohio. He held this post until his death on April 30, 1968 in Napoleon.

Web links

• Frank C. Kniffin in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Frank C. Kniffin in the database of Find a Grave (English)