Francis D. Culkin
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Francis Dugan Culkin was a Republican
member of the United States House of Representatives
from New York
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on November 10, 1874. He worked as a newspaper reporter in Rochester, New York
from 1894 until 1902. He served in the army during the Spanish-American War
. He was a captain in the New York Army National Guard
from 1901 until 1908. He was district attorney of Oswego County
from 1911 until 1921 and a judge of that county from 1921 until 1928. He was elected to Congress in 1928 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Thaddeus Campbell Sweet and served from November 6, 1928 until his death in Oswego, New York
on August 4, 1943.
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
member of the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Biography
Culkin was born in Oswego, New YorkOswego, New York
Oswego is a city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 18,142 at the 2010 census. Oswego is located on Lake Ontario in north-central New York and promotes itself as "The Port City of Central New York"...
on November 10, 1874. He worked as a newspaper reporter in Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
from 1894 until 1902. He served in the army during the Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...
. He was a captain in the New York Army National Guard
New York Army National Guard
The New York Army National Guard is a component of the New York National Guard and the Army National Guard. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the US Army's available combat forces and approximately one third of its support organization...
from 1901 until 1908. He was district attorney of Oswego County
Oswego County, New York
Oswego County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 Census, the estimated population was 122,109. The City of Oswego and the Village of Pulaski serve as the dual county seats in a two shire system of government...
from 1911 until 1921 and a judge of that county from 1921 until 1928. He was elected to Congress in 1928 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Thaddeus Campbell Sweet and served from November 6, 1928 until his death in Oswego, New York
Oswego, New York
Oswego is a city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 18,142 at the 2010 census. Oswego is located on Lake Ontario in north-central New York and promotes itself as "The Port City of Central New York"...
on August 4, 1943.