Frank Hiscock | |
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| United States Senator fromNew York | |
| In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | Warner Miller |
| Succeeded by | Edward Murphy Jr. |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's25th district | |
| In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1887 | |
| Preceded by | Elias W. Leavenworth |
| Succeeded by | James J. Belden |
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| Born | (1834-09-06)September 6, 1834 |
| Died | June 18, 1914(1914-06-18) (aged 79) |
| Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, New York |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Relations | L. Harris Hiscock (brother) Frank H. Hiscock, nephew |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Politician,lawyer |
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Frank Hiscock (September 6, 1834 – June 18, 1914) was an American lawyer and politician who served as both aU.S. Representative and aU.S. Senator fromNew York. In total, he served New York in theUnited States Congress from 1877 to 1893.
Hiscock was born inPompey,Onondaga County, New York, September 6, 1834. He graduated from Pompey Academy and studied law with his brotherL. Harris Hiscock. He was admitted to the bar in 1855 and commenced practice inTully,Onondaga County, New York. L. Harris Hiscock and Frank Hiscock were founders of the Syracuse firm currently known as Hiscock & Barclay.
In addition to practicing law, Hiscock became involved in politics, initially as an anti-slaveryDemocrat, and then as a member of theFree Soil Party. Hiscock became aRepublican when the party was founded in the 1850s, and served asdistrict attorney of Onondaga County from 1860 to 1863. He was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1867, elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his brother.In 1872 Hiscock supportedLiberal Republican nomineeHorace Greeley for President, and in 1876 he was a delegate to theRepublican National Convention.
He was elected as a representative to theForty-fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1877, to March 3, 1887. He was chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations in the (Forty-seventh Congress). He was reelected in 1886 for the term starting March 4, 1887, but resigned in order to accept the U.S. Senate seat to which he had been electedin January, 1887.
Hiscock was elected to theUnited States Senate by theNew York State Legislature, defeating incumbentWarner Miller andLevi P. Morton in the Republican caucus and DemocratSmith M. Weed in the vote of the full legislature. Hiscock served from March 4, 1887, to March 3, 1893, and was chairman of the Committee on Organization, Conduct, and Expenditures of Executive Departments (Fifty-first and Fifty-second Congresses).
Hiscock was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection. After leaving the Senate, he resumed the practice of law inSyracuse.
He died in Syracuse on June 18, 1914, ofapoplexy.[1] He was interred inOakwood Cemetery.
On November 23, 1859, Hiscock married Cornelia King (1837-1908), and their children included sons Albert King Hiscock (1861-1908) and Fidelio King Hiscock (1869-1917).[2] Frank Hiscock and his wife also raised their nephewFrank H. Hiscock following the death of his father L. Harris Hiscock.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 25th congressional district March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1887 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 1) from New York March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1893 Served alongside:William M. Evarts,David B. Hill | Succeeded by |
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