Frank A. McLain
U.S. Congressperson
1852 – 1920
Who was Frank A. McLain?
Frank Alexander McLain was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.
Born near Gloster in Amite County, Mississippi, McLain attended the public schools, and was graduated from the University of Mississippi at Oxford in 1874. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Liberty, Mississippi, in 1880. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1881-1883. He served as district attorney for the judicial district from 1883 until January 1, 1896, when he resigned. He resumed the practice of law in Gloster, Mississippi. He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1890.
McLain was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William F. Love. He was reelected to the Fifty-sixth and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from December 12, 1898, to March 3, 1909. State supreme court commissioner 1910-1912. He died in Gloster, Mississippi, October 10, 1920. He was interred in the City Cemetery.
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- Born
- Jan 29, 1852
Amite County - Also known as
- Frank McLain
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Oct 10, 1920
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on July 23, 2013
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