Frank B. Brandegee

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Frank B. Brandegee

Frank Bosworth Brandegee (* 8. July 1864 in New London , Connecticut ; † 14. October 1924 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician of the Republican Party . He represented the state of Connecticut in both houses of Congress .

Frank Brandegee, whose father Augustus Brandegee had already been active as a politician in Connecticut, attended Yale College after school and graduated there in 1885. After successfully studying law , he was admitted to the bar in 1888 and began practicing in his hometown of New London.

His political career began in 1888 with the election to the Connecticut House of Representatives , of which he was a member for a year. From 1889 to 1893 and from 1894 to his resignation in 1897, he was Corporation Counsel of New London, the city's highest legal representative in court on civil matters. In 1899 he was again a member of the House of Representatives, this time as a speaker . In 1901 he again became Corporation Counsel of New London; he resigned the following year after being elected to the United States House of Representatives . There he took the place of the late Charles A. Russell from November 4, 1902 . Brandegee was re-elected twice, but left the Chamber on May 10, 1905, to move to the Senate within Congress . There he succeeded Orville H. Platt again on a deceased parliamentarian.

In 1908, 1914 and 1920 Frank Brandegee was confirmed in office. During his 19 years as a Senator, he was President pro tempore of the Senate in the 66th Congress , Chairman of the Forestry Committee (59th to 61st Congress) and a member of five other committees.

On May 14, 1924 Frank Brandegee committed in Washington by a gas poisoning suicide . He was buried in his hometown of New London. In addition to his poor health, it has been suggested that financial problems due to failed investments may have played a role.

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  1. ↑ Time Magazine, June 28, 1954
  2. ↑ Time Magazine, January 4, 1926
personal data
SURNAME Brandegee, Frank B.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brandegee, Frank Bosworth (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 8, 1864
PLACE OF BIRTH New London , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH October 14, 1924
Place of death Washington, DC