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Frank Trimble O'Hair | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's18th district | |
| In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Gurney Cannon |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Gurney Cannon |
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| Born | (1870-03-12)March 12, 1870 |
| Died | August 3, 1932(1932-08-03) (aged 62) Paris, Illinois |
| Political party | Democratic |
Frank Trimble O'Hair (March 12, 1870 – August 3, 1932) was aU.S. Representative fromIllinois.
He was born nearParis, Illinois on March 12, 1870. O'Hair attended the common schools and was graduated from the law department ofDe Pauw University inGreencastle, Indiana, in 1893. He joined theIllinois State Bar Association the same year and commenced practice inParis, Illinois. O'Hair was elected as aDemocrat to theSixty-third Congress from March 4, 1913, to March 3, 1915, defeating former Speaker of the HouseJoseph Gurney Cannon.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to theSixty-fourth Congress, losing to Cannon (who regained his seat). This repeated the pattern of fellow Democratic bankerSamuel T. Busey who took Cannon's seat for one congressional interval 22 years earlier. Afterwards, he returned to banking. He resumed the practice of his profession inParis, Illinois. In 1932 he was the Democratic nominee for Congress; he died in Paris on August 3, 1932. The replacement nominee wasJames A. Meeks, who went on to win the general election.[1][2] O'Hair was interred at Edgar Cemetery in Paris.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's 18th congressional district March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | Succeeded by |
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