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Frank Thomas Starkey
House 1923-32 (District 38)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Ramsey
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
2/18/1892
Birth Place:
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Birth County:
Ramsey
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
5/14/1968
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Paul
Occupation (when first elected):
Business Agent, Milk Wagon Drivers
EDUCATION
St. Paul Public Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Legislative Staff:
Minnesota House of Representatives (Chief Clerk of the House);
1933 to 1933
U.S. Representative:
4th Congressional District, Minnesota;
01/03/1945 to 01/03/1947
[Elected]
State Agency:
Minnesota Department of Employment Security (Commissioner);
04/01/1955 to 1965
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Children:
Three children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the United States House of Representatives in 1946.
He was a member of the Democratic Party.
He died in Ramsey County, Minnesota.
Elected:
11/4/1930
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/5/1931 to 1/1/1933
Oath Date:
1/6/1931
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Held Important Offices in State and Local Labor Movement
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Aircraft and Airways
-
Commerce, Manufacture and Retail Trade
-
Labor
-
Public Highways
-
Public Welfare and Social Legislation
-
Reforestation
-
Workmens Compensation
Elected:
11/6/1928
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/7/1929 to 1/4/1931
Oath Date:
1/8/1929
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Held Important Offices in State and Local Labor Movement
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Aircraft and Airways
-
Labor
-
Public Highways
-
Public Welfare and Social Legislation
-
Reapportionment
-
Reforestation
-
Workmens Compensation
Elected:
11/2/1926
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/3/1927 to 1/6/1929
Oath Date:
1/4/1927
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Held Important Offices in State and Local Labor Movement
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Labor
-
Public Highways
-
Public Welfare and Social Legislation
-
Reforestation
-
Telephones and Telegraphs
-
Workmens Compensation
Elected:
11/4/1924
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/5/1925 to 1/2/1927
Oath Date:
1/6/1925
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Business Agent, Milk Wagon Drivers
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Crime Prevention
-
Labor
-
Mileage
-
Public Health and Hospitals
-
Public Highways
-
Public Welfare and Social Legislation
Elected:
11/7/1922
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/1/1923 to 1/4/1925
Oath Date:
1/2/1923
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Business Agent, Milk Wagon Drivers
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Crime Prevention
-
General Legislation
-
Labor
-
Public Health and Hospitals
-
Public Highways
-
Public Welfare and Social Legislation
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