Frank R. McNinch
Politician
1873 – 1950
Who was Frank R. McNinch?
Frank Ramsay McNinch was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was a political figure who served as the mayor of Charlotte, as chairman of the Federal Power Commission, and as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. In the 1928 presidential election, McNinch, a Democrat, supported Republican Herbert Hoover for president. After he was elected, Hoover appointed McNinch to a seat on the Federal Power Commission, leading to a split in the North Carolina Democratic Party that damaged the political fortunes of new U.S. Sen. Cameron Morrison, a friend of McNinch. He was later appointed FPC chairman by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The controversial 1938 Orson Welles War of the Worlds radio broadcast occurred during his tenure as FCC head. McNinch resigned as FCC chairman on July 25, 1939, due to ill health.
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- Born
- Apr 27, 1873
Charlotte - Also known as
- Frank McNinch
- Lived in
- Charlotte
- Died
- Apr 2, 1950
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on July 23, 2013
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