Frank W. Towey

Frank William Towey Jr. (born November 5, 1895 in Jersey City , New Jersey - †  September 4, 1979 in Montclair , New Jersey) was an American politician . Between 1937 and 1939 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Frank Towey attended Manresa Hall Grammar School and St. Peter's High School in Jersey City. He then graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester ( Massachusetts ) until 1916 . Between September 1918 and January 1919 he took part as a lieutenant in the United States Army in the final stages of the First World War. After a subsequent law degree at Fordham University in New York City and his admission to the bar in 1920, he began to work in this profession in Newark .

Politically, Towey was a member of the Democratic Party . In the 1936 congressional election he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the twelfth constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded Frederick R. Lehlbach on January 3, 1937 . Since he was defeated by Republican Robert Kean in 1938 , he was only able to serve one term in Congress until January 3, 1939 . During this time, further New Deal laws were passed by the federal government.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Towey practiced as a lawyer again. Between 1940 and 1947 he served on the New Jersey State Appellate Committee. He also worked for the US Department of Justice from 1943 to 1955 . He died on September 4, 1979 in Montclair.

Web links

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

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