Frank M. Ramey

Frank Marion Ramey (born September 23, 1881 in Hillsboro , Montgomery County , Illinois , †  March 27, 1942 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1929 and 1931 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Frank Ramey attended public schools in his home country and then Hillsboro High School until 1900 . He also graduated from the Eastern Illinois Normal School in Charleston . Between 1902 and 1905 he worked as a teacher in Hillsboro. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1907, he began to work in Hillsboro in this profession. From 1907 to 1911 he was also the legal representative of this city. Between 1920 and 1928 he served as the district attorney in Montgomery County.

Politically, Ramey joined the Republican Party . In the 1928 congressional elections , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 21st  constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded Democrat James Earl Major on March 4, 1929 , whom he had previously defeated. Since he renounced another candidacy in 1930, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1931 . This was shaped by the events of the global economic crisis.

Between 1931 and 1934 Frank Ramey served as deputy district attorney. In 1934, 1936 and 1938 he applied unsuccessfully to return to Congress. Otherwise he practiced as a lawyer. In 1942 he served briefly for the Illinois State Trade Commission. He died in Hillsboro on March 27, 1942.

Web links

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