Albert F. Polk

Albert F. Polk

Albert Fawcett Polk (born October 11, 1869 in Frederica , Delaware , † February 14, 1955 in Wilmington , Delaware) was an American politician . Between 1917 and 1919 he represented the state of Delaware in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Albert Polk attended both private and public schools. He then studied until 1889 at Delaware College , today's University of Delaware . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1892, he began to work in Georgetown in his new profession. In 1899 he became the legal representative of the State Senate .

Polk belonged to the Democratic Party . Between 1902 and 1908 and again from 1915 to 1916 he was party chairman in Sussex County . At the same time he was a member of the party's executive committee at the state level. From 1905 to 1912 he served on the Education Committee of the city of Georgetown. He was also on a commission in Sussex County that revised the laws.

In 1916 Polk was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC . On March 4, 1917, he succeeded the Republican Thomas W. Miller , whom he had defeated in the election. But since he lost in the next election to Caleb R. Layton , Polk could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1919 . After the end of his time in the House of Representatives, he worked as a lawyer again. In 1929 he was appointed federal commissioner for the state of Delaware. He held this office until 1951, after which he retired. Albert Polk died in Wilmington in 1955 and was buried in Georgetown.

Web links

• Albert F. Polk in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Albert F. Polk in the database of Find a Grave (English)