Frank J. G. Dorsey | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's5th district | |
| In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939 | |
| Preceded by | James J. Connolly |
| Succeeded by | Fred C. Gartner |
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| Born | (1891-04-26)April 26, 1891 |
| Died | July 13, 1949(1949-07-13) (aged 58) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
Frank Joseph Gerard Dorsey (April 26, 1891 – July 13, 1949) was a member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
He was born inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, April 26, 1891; attended grade and high schools; was graduated from theUniversity of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1917; served on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania in 1916 and 1917; enlisted as a private in theOrdnance Department,United States Army, in July 1917 and was honorably discharged as alieutenant on April 18, 1919; engaged in the manufacture of steel tools in 1919; also engaged in banking; elected as aDemocrat to theSeventy-fourth andSeventy-fifth Congresses (January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938 to theSeventy-sixth Congress; member of theUnited States Sesquicentennial Constitution Commission in 1938; director, Region III, Wage and Hours and Public Contracts Division,United States Department of Labor, from 1939 until his death in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 13, 1949; interment inSt. Dominic's Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 5th congressional district 1935–1939 | Succeeded by |
