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James Frank Allee (born December 2, 1857 in Dover , Delaware , † October 12, 1938 ibid) was an American politician of the Republican Party . From 1903 to 1907 he sat for the US state of Delaware in the US Senate .

Early life and family

Allee was born in Dover. He learned the watchmaking trade from his father and then took over the family's jewelry business.

In January 1882, Allee married Lizzie Stevens.

Career

Between 1886 and 1896, Allee was chairman of the Republican Party in Delaware. From 1899 to 1903 he sat in the Delaware Senate . In 1903 he was elected to the federal senate for the state of Delaware. He sat there until 1907. During his tenure as a Senator, he was a member of the United States Senate Committee on Indian Depredations and the United States Senate Committee on Railroads . In 1907 he left the Senate. He worked as a jeweler and watchmaker in Dover until the end of his life.

death

Allee died in his hometown in 1938. He was buried in the Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery .

Web links

  • J. Frank Allee in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)