Frank Nye | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMinnesota's5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Loren Fletcher |
| Succeeded by | George Ross Smith |
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| Born | (1862-03-07)March 7, 1862 Shirley, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | November 29, 1935(1935-11-29) (aged 73) |
| Political party | Republican |
Frank Mellen Nye (March 7, 1852 – November 29, 1935) was aRepresentative fromMinnesota.
Born inShirley,Piscataquis County, Maine; moved toWisconsin with his parents, who settled on a farm nearRiver Falls,Pierce County, in 1855; attended the common schools and the local academy in River Falls.
He taught school for several years and then studied law; as admitted to thebar in 1878 and commenced practice inHudson, Wisconsin; district attorney ofPolk County, Wisconsin, 1879 – 1884; member of theWisconsin State Assembly in 1884 and 1885;[1] moved toMinnesota in 1886, settled inMinneapolis, and continued the practice of law; assistant prosecuting attorney ofHennepin County; prosecuting attorney 1893 – 1897; elected as aRepublican to theSixtieth,Sixty-first, andSixty-second congresses (March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1912; resumed the practice of his profession in Minneapolis; elected in 1920 judge of the district court of Hennepin County for a six-year term; reelected in 1926 and served until his retirement in 1932; died in Minneapolis, November 29, 1935; interment in Greenwood Cemetery, River Falls, Wisconsin.
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