Augustus Frank

Augustus Frank
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 29th district
In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865
Preceded by	Alfred Ely
Succeeded by	Burt Van Horn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 30th district
In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863
Preceded by	Judson W. Sherman
Succeeded by	John Ganson
Personal details
Born	(1826-07-17)July 17, 1826 Warsaw, New York, U.S.
Died	New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Warsaw Town Cemetery Warsaw, New York
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Agnes McNair Frank
Relations	George Washington Patterson William Patterson
Children	William Augustus Mary Louise Frank
Parents	Augustus Frank Jane (Patterson) Frank
Profession	Merchant Railroad Executive Banker Politician

Augustus Frank (July 17, 1826 – April 29, 1895) was an American merchant, railroad executive, banker and politician. He served as a United States Representative from the U.S. state of New York during the American Civil War.

Early life

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Augustus Frank House in Warsaw, NY

Frank was born in Warsaw, Wyoming County, the son of Augustus and Jane (Patterson) Frank. He attended the common schools and engaged in mercantile pursuits.

Career

In 1856, he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention. He was elected and served three terms as a Republican Congressman from New York, serving from March 4, 1859, to March 3, 1865, in the 36th, 37th, and 38th Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1864. He was instrumental in the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment which abolished slavery.

After his final term in Congress, Frank became the director of the Wyoming County National Bank in 1865. In 1867 and 1868, he was a member of the New York constitutional convention. From 1870 to 1872, Frank was one of the managers of the Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane in Buffalo, New York. He organized the Bank of Warsaw in 1871 and served as its president until his death in 1895.

Frank was the director and vice president of the Buffalo and New York City Railroad Company in 1887-1893, and was also director of the Rochester Trust and Safe Deposit Company. In 1894, he was a delegate at large to the State constitutional convention. Frank was State commissioner for the preservation of public parks and was a member of the board of directors of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad.

He died in New York City on April 29, 1895, and is interred in Warsaw Cemetery in Warsaw, New York.

Family life

In 1867, Frank married Agnes McNair. The couple had two children, William Augustus and Mary Louise Frank. Their son died in infancy.

Frank was the nephew of two other U.S. Representatives, William Patterson and George Washington Patterson.

See also

• United States congressional delegations from New York

External links

• Augustus Frank at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Judson W. Sherman	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 30th congressional district 1859–1863	Succeeded by John Ganson
Preceded by Alfred Ely	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 29th congressional district 1863–1865	Succeeded by Burt Van Horn