T. Frank Appleby

T. Frank Appleby

Theodore Frank Appleby (born October 10, 1864 in Old Bridge , New Jersey , †  December 15, 1924 in Baltimore , Maryland ) was an American politician . Between 1921 and 1923 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1875, Frank Appleby moved with his parents to Asbury Park , where he attended public schools. He then studied at Pennington Seminary and then until 1885 at the Fort Edwards Collegiate Institute in Glens Falls ( New York ). In the years that followed, Appleby worked in the real estate and insurance industries. He also began a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1887 and 1897 he was a member of the Asbury Park City Education Committee. He also served on the New Jersey State Education Committee from 1894 and 1902. In 1896 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in St. Louis , where William McKinley was nominated as a presidential candidate. Appleby was also a member of Asbury Park City Council from 1899 to 1906. Between 1908 and 1912 he was mayor of this city. From 1917 to 1920 he served on the Monmouth County Tax Commission .

In the 1920 congressional election , Appleby was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the third constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded Thomas J. Scully on March 4, 1921 . Since he was defeated by the Democrat Elmer H. Geran in 1922 , he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1923 . In the elections of 1924 Appleby could win against Geran; so he could have run another legislative term in Congress on March 4, 1925. This did not happen because he died on December 15, 1924 in Baltimore. His son Stewart was then elected MP in his place.

Web links

• T. Frank Appleby in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• T. Frank Appleby in the database of Find a Grave (English)