Herbert J. Drane

Herbert J. Drane (1920)

Herbert Jackson Drane (born June 20, 1863 in Franklin , Simpson County , Kentucky , †  August 11, 1947 in Lakeland , Florida ) was an American politician . Between 1917 and 1933 he represented the state of Florida in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Herbert Drane attended public schools in Louisville and the Brevards Academy in his native Franklin. In 1881 he moved first to Macon in Georgia and then to the state of Florida, where he was one of the founders of the city of Lakeland in Polk County there . In his new home, Drane worked in the real estate and insurance industries. But he was also involved in the railroad business and fruit growing. Between 1888 and 1892 he served as mayor of Lakeland; from 1896 to 1899 he was a County Commissioner District Administrator in Polk County. From 1889 to 1901 he was employed in the administration of the Florida House of Representatives .

Politically, Drane was a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1903 and 1905 he sat in the House of Representatives of his state; from 1913 to 1917 he was a member of the Florida Senate , of which he was president from 1913 to 1915. In the 1916 congressional elections , Drane was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Florida , where he succeeded Stephen M. Sparkman on March 4, 1917 . After seven re-elections, he was able to complete eight legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1933 . During this time, the First World War and the beginning of the global economic crisis fell . At that time, the 18th , 19th and 20th amendments to the constitution were discussed and passed.

In 1932, Drane was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. Between 1933 and 1937 he was a member of the Federal Power Commission . After that he worked again in the real estate and insurance industries as well as in the cultivation of citrus fruits. Herbert Drane died on August 11, 1947 in Lakeland, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Herbert J. Drane in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Herbert J. Drane in the database of Find a Grave (English)