Frank W. Fries

Frank W. Fries

Frank William Fries (born May 1, 1893 in Hornsby , Macoupin County , Illinois , †  July 17, 1980 in Gillespie , Illinois) was an American politician . Between 1937 and 1941 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Frank Fries attended public schools in his home country and in Gillespie, where his family had moved in 1904. Between 1915 and 1917 he worked in coal mining. During the final stages of World War I , he served in the US Army between April and December 1918 . In 1920 and 1921 he ran his own coal mine. He then worked in the insurance industry from 1922 to 1927. Since 1930 Fries was based in Carlinville , where he was engaged in trading. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1930 and 1934 he was a sheriff in Macoupin County. From 1934 to 1936 he was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives .

In the 1936 congressional elections , Fries was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 21st  constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded Harry H. Mason on January 3, 1937 . After being re-elected, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until January 3, 1941 . During this time, the last New Deal laws of the federal government under President Franklin D. Roosevelt were passed.

In 1940 Frank Fries was not re-elected. Between 1941 and 1969 he was an arbitrator in the coal industry. He died on July 17, 1980 in Gillespie.

Web links

• Frank W. Fries in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Frank W. Fries in the database of Find a Grave (English)