Francis E. Dorn

Francis E. Dorn

Francis Edwin Dorn (born April 18, 1911 in Brooklyn , New York , † September 17, 1987 in New York City ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1953 and 1961 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Francis Edwin Dorn was born in Brooklyn about three years before the outbreak of World War I. He attended St. Augustine High School and Bishop McLaughlin Memorial High School . He graduated from Fordham University in 1932 and from its Law School in 1935 . He graduated from NYU Wagner School of Public Service in 1936 . He was admitted to the bar in 1936 and then began practicing in Brooklyn. In 1940 he was elected to the New York State Assembly , but resigned from his seat to enlist in the United States Navy in 1941 . He served overseas for four years and was discharged as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy Reserve in 1946 . He was later promoted to commander. Between 1946 and 1950 he served as Assistant Attorney General of New York. He then founded his own law firm in 1950. Politically, he belonged to the Republican Party .

In the 1952 congressional elections for the 83rd Congress , Dorn was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the twelfth constituency of New York , where he succeeded John J. Rooney on January 4, 1953 . He was re-elected three times in a row. In 1960 he suffered a defeat in his renewed candidacy and retired after the January 3, 1961 Congress of. His candidacy in 1962 was also unsuccessful.

After his time in Congress, he went back to his practice as a lawyer in Brooklyn. Dorn was the founder of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation . He lived in Brooklyn until his death. He died on September 17, 1987 in New York City and was then buried in Green-Wood Cemetery .

Web links

• Francis E. Dorn in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Francis E. Dorn in the database of Find a Grave (English)