Frank Emerson
Politician
1882 – 1931
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Who was Frank Emerson?
Frank Collins Emerson was the 15th Governor of the US state of Wyoming from January 3, 1927 until his death on February 18, 1931.
Born in Saginaw, Michigan, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1904.
Emerson was the Wyoming State Engineer from 1919 until his election as governor. In the 1926 election for Governor, he defeated Nellie Tayloe Ross, the first woman governor in the United States. He died only six weeks into his second term at the age of 48.
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- Born
- May 26, 1882
Saginaw - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Michigan
- Lived in
- Saginaw
- Wyoming
- Died
- Feb 18, 1931
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on July 23, 2013
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