Frank Starkey

Frank Thomas Starkey (born February 18, 1892 in Saint Paul , Minnesota , †  May 14, 1968 there ) was an American politician . Between 1945 and 1947 he represented the state of Minnesota in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Frank Starkey attended public schools in his home country. Between 1917 and 1933 and again from 1942 to 1944 he was a functionary of the milk drivers' union. He joined the Farmer Labor Party and was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1923 to 1933 . From 1933 to 1939, Starkey was a member of his state's industrial commission. He also served as Vice President of the Minnesota Labor Movement ( State Federation of Labor ) for twelve years . From 1939 to 1942 he headed their research department. From 1942 to 1944 he led the Ramsey County Commission that dealt with the Civil Service Commission . After his party in Minnesota had merged with the Democratic Party in 1944 and has since been called the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party , Starkey became a member.

In the 1944 congressional elections, Starkey was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fourth constituency of Minnesota , where he succeeded Melvin Maas on January 3, 1945 . Since he was not confirmed in 1946, he could only serve one term in Congress until January 3, 1947 . During this time the Second World War ended . In the years that followed, Starkey wrote articles for various trade magazines. From 1955 to 1965 he was employed by the Saint Paul Labor Board. Frank Starkey died in this city on May 14, 1968.

Web links

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

• Frank Starkey in the database of Find a Grave (English)