Frank Sundstrom

Frank Leander Sundstrom (born January 5, 1901 in Massena , St. Lawrence County , New York , †  May 23, 1980 in Summit , New Jersey ) was an American politician . Between 1943 and 1949 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Frank Sundstrom attended public schools in his home country. Between 1918 and 1920 he worked as a newspaper reporter and publisher. Until 1924 he studied at Cornell University in Ithaca ; that year he became a football coach at Indiana University in Bloomington . Between 1925 and 1969, Sundstrom was employed in New York City's banking and stock exchanges. He lived in neighboring New Jersey. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party . From 1940 to 1946 he led the party leadership in East Orange .

In the 1942 congressional election , Sundstrom was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the eleventh constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded Albert L. Vreeland on January 3, 1943 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1949 . His time in Congress saw the end of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War . In 1948 Sundstrom was defeated by the Democrat Hugh Joseph Addonizio . Between 1954 and 1969, in addition to his activities on the stock exchange and in the banking industry, he was also Vice President of Schenley Industries, Inc. From 1969 to 1976 he was Vice President of the Tobacco Institute ; from 1976 to 1980 he acted as a consultant in the distillery industry. Frank Sundstrom died on May 23, 1980 in Summit.

Web links

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

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