Frank N. Ikard

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frank Neville Ikard

Frank Neville Ikard (born January 30, 1913 in Henrietta , Clay County , Texas , † May 1, 1991 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . He represented the state of Texas as a member of the US House of Representatives .

Career

Frank Ikard attended the public school and the Schriener Institute in Kerrville . He then moved to the University of Texas , where he made his Bachelor of Arts in 1936 , and his Bachelor of Laws in its legal department in 1937 . He was admitted to the bar in 1937, after which he opened a practice in Wichita Falls . During World War II , Ikard enlisted in the US Army in January 1944 and served in K Company, 110th Infantry, 28th Division. In Europe he was taken prisoner by Germany between 1944 and 1945. He was then awarded the Purple Heart .

After the war, he served as a judge for the 30th Judicial District of Wichita Falls. From 1948 to 1949 he was chairman of the Veterans Affairs Commission in Texas. He was also appointed judge of the 30th judicial district by Governor Beauford H. Jester in November 1948 and re-elected in 1950. He served in this position until September 8, 1951.

politics

Ikard served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1956, 1960 and 1968 . He was also 1960 chairman of the Democratic Party Congress in Texas. He was elected a Democrat to the 82nd Congress to fill the vacant space left by the resignation of Ed Gossett . Thereafter, Ikard was elected to the 83rd and four subsequent Congresses. His tenure ran from September 8, 1951 to his resignation on December 15, 1961.

During his tenure in Congress in 1956, he refused to sign the Southern Manifesto , which spoke out against racial integration in public institutions. He was then Senior Vice President of the American Petroleum Institute from 1962 to 1963 and its President from 1963 to 1980. He then resumed his previous practice as a lawyer in a practice in Washington. He died there on May 1, 1991.

Web links

  • Frank N. Ikard in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)


personal data
SURNAME Ikard, Frank N.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ikard, Frank Neville (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 30, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Henrietta , Texas
DATE OF DEATH May 1, 1991
Place of death Washington, DC