Frank M. Karsten | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri | |
| In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1969 | |
| Preceded by | John J. Cochran |
| Succeeded by | Bill Clay |
| Constituency | 13th district (1947–1953) 1st district (1953–1969) |
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| Born | (1913-01-07)January 7, 1913 San Antonio,Texas U.S. |
| Died | May 14, 1992(1992-05-14) (aged 79) San Antonio,Texas U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Frank Melvin Karsten (January 7, 1913 – May 14, 1992) was a DemocraticUnited States Representative fromMissouri.
Frank M. Karsten was born inSan Antonio,Texas on January 7, 1913. His family moved toSt. Louis, Missouri in 1925, and he graduated fromBeaumont High School. Karsten was a staff assistant for CongressmanJohn J. Cochran from 1934 to 1946. He attended National University (nowGeorge Washington University Law School) while working for Cochran, and graduated with anLL.B. in 1940.[1]
Karsten ran to succeed Cochran in 1946.[2] He was elected as aDemocrat to the Eightieth Congress, and was reelected 10 times, serving from January 3, 1947 to January 3, 1969). At a 1950 Congressional hearing, Karsten claimed he had seen a flying saucer.[3] Karsten did not sign the 1956Southern Manifesto, and voted in favor of theCivil Rights Acts of 1957,[4]1960,[5]1964,[6] and1968,[7] as well as the24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and theVoting Rights Act of 1965.[8][9] During his time in the House, Karsten served as an assistant Democratic whip and rose to become a senior member of theWays and Means Committee. He was a delegate to the conference for the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs inGeneva, Switzerland in 1957, and a delegate to the British-American Parliamentary Conference from 1964 to 1965.
He was not a candidate for reelection in 1968. Karsten practiced law after leaving Congress, and in 1969 he received the honorary degree ofLL.D. fromParsons College inFairfield, Iowa.
He died in San Antonio, Texas, on May 14, 1992, and was interred in Mission Burial Park South.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 13th congressional district 1947–1953 | Succeeded by District eliminated |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 1st congressional district 1953–1969 | Succeeded by |
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