Frank Crowther

Frank Crowther

Frank Crowther (born July 10, 1870 in Liverpool , England , †  July 20, 1955 in Pueblo , Colorado ) was an American politician . Between 1919 and 1943 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1872, Frank Crowther and his parents came to Canton , Massachusetts , from his home in England , where he attended public schools. In 1888 he graduated from the Lowell School of Design , which is part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . He then spent seven years designing patterns for carpets. After studying dentistry at Harvard University and being licensed as a dentist in 1898, he began practicing this profession in Boston . In 1901, he moved his residence and practice to Perth Amboy , New Jersey . There he also embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . In 1904 and 1905 he was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly ; from 1906 to 1909 he was a member of the Middlesex County Tax Committee . Since 1912 he was based in Schenectady, New York State, where he continued to practice as a dentist. In 1917 and 1918 he was chairman of the local city council.

In the 1918 congressional election , Crowther was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 30th  constituency of New York , where he succeeded George R. Lunn on March 4, 1919 . After eleven re-elections, he was able to complete twelve legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1943 . From 1929 to 1931 he was chairman of the Committee on Memorials . The 18th and 19th amendments to the Constitution were ratified in 1919 and 1920 . It was about the ban on the trade in alcoholic beverages and the nationwide introduction of women's suffrage . The 18th Amendment was repealed in 1933. In Crowther's time as congressman also fell global economic crisis . The New Deal laws of the Roosevelt government were passed since 1933 , which his party was rather hostile to. 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. Since 1941, the work of Congress was also shaped by the events of World War II .

In 1942 Crowther waived another congressional candidacy. After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, he moved to Pueblo, Colorado, where he dealt with cultural affairs such as violin studies and landscape painting. He also gave public lectures. Frank Crowther died on July 20, 1955 in Pueblo, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Frank Crowther in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
George R. Lunn	United States House of Representatives for New York (30th constituency) March 4, 1919 - January 3, 1943	Bernard W. Kearney