Anning Smith Prall | |
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 Prall in 1936 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's11th district | |
| In office November 6, 1923 – January 3, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel J. Riordan |
| Succeeded by | James A. O'Leary |
| 2ndChairman of the Federal Communications Commission | |
| In office March 9, 1935 – June 23, 1937 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Eugene Sikes |
| Succeeded by | Frank McNich |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1870-09-17)September 17, 1870 Staten Island,New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 23, 1937(1937-07-23) (aged 66) Boothbay Harbor, Maine, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Anning Smith Prall (September 17, 1870 – July 23, 1937) was a 6-termU.S. Representative fromNew York from 1923 to 1935.
He was born inPort Richmond, Staten Island and the first chief commissioner of theFederal Communications Commission (FCC).[1] Prall served as a member and chairman of the FCC from January 15, 1935, until his death in 1937 at his summer home inBoothbay Harbor, Maine.
In his early years Prall was employed as aclerk in a New Yorknewspaper office. Prall attendedNew York University, studying business. From 1908 until 1918, he was in charge of areal estate department of abank, while serving as the first president of the Staten Island Board of Realtors from 1915 to 1916.
In 1918, Prall began a public service career when he was appointed Clerk of New York City's First District Municipal Court. He was appointed a member of theNew York City Board of Education on January 1, 1918, and served until December 31, 1921, and was elected the board's president. He was New York City's commissioner of taxes and assessment from 1922 to 1923.
He was adelegate to the1924 Democratic National Convention and was elected as aDemocrat to the Sixty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofDaniel J. Riordan. He was reelected to the sixty-ninth and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from November 6, 1923, to January 3, 1935. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1934.
He died on July 23, 1937, and is interred atMoravian Cemetery inNew Dorp, Staten Island.
Intermediate school (I.S.) 27 on Staten Island is also known as the Anning S. Prall School. He also served as Chairman of the FCC from March 9, 1935, to June 23, 1937.[2]
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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