Frank M. Karsten

Frank M. Karsten

Frank Melvin Karsten (born January 7, 1913 in San Antonio , Texas , †  May 14, 1992 there ) was an American politician . Between 1947 and 1969 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Frank Karsten attended Beaumont High School in St. Louis, Missouri. After studying law at the National University in Washington, DC , which later became George Washington University , and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1934 and 1946 he served on the staff of Congressman John J. Cochran .

In the 1946 congressional election , Karsten was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 13th constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded Cochran on January 3, 1947. After ten re-elections, he was able to complete eleven legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1969 . After the dissolution of his constituency in 1952, he represented the first district of Missouri from 1953 as the successor to Clare Magee . In 1957 Karsten was an American delegate at an international trade and customs conference in Geneva . Between 1964 and 1965 he was also a delegate to a British-American Conference of Parliamentarians.

During his long time as a congressman, the Korean War and the Vietnam War broke out . Domestically, the civil rights movement was the focus. The 22nd , 23rd , 24th and 25th amendments to the Constitution were also ratified at that time. In 1968 Frank Karsten decided not to run again for a congress. After leaving the US House of Representatives, he withdrew from politics. He died on May 14, 1992 in his native San Antonio, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Frank M. Karsten in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)