Frank H. Funk
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Frank Hamilton Funk was a U.S. Representative
from Illinois
, son of Benjamin Franklin Funk.
Born in Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, Funk attended the public schools and the Illinois Normal School at Normal, Illinois
.
He was graduated from the Lawrenceville School
, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
, in 1888 and from Yale University
in 1891.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits and livestock production in Bloomington, Illinois
, member of the Illinois Republican State central committee 1906-1912.
He served as member of the State senate 1909-1911.
He was an unsuccessful candidate of the Progressive Party for Governor of Illinois in 1912.
He served as chairman of the Illinois delegation to the Progressive National Conventions in 1912 and 1916.
He was an unsuccessful Progressive nominee for United States Senator in 1913.
He served as commissioner on the Illinois Public Utilities Commission 1914-1921.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1920.
Funk was elected as a Republican
to the Sixty-seventh
, Sixty-eighth
, and Sixty-ninth
Congresses (March 4, 1921-March 3, 1927).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1926.
He retired from public life and active business pursuits.
Resided at Bloomington, Illinois
, until his death there on November 24, 1940.
He was interred in Funk's Grove Cemetery, Funk's Grove, Illinois
.
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 Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, son of Benjamin Franklin Funk.
Born in Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, Funk attended the public schools and the Illinois Normal School at Normal, Illinois
Normal, Illinois
Normal is an incorporated town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. It had a population of 52,497 as of the 2010 census. Normal is the smaller of two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...
.
He was graduated from the Lawrenceville School
Lawrenceville School
The Lawrenceville School is a coeducational, independent preparatory boarding school for grades 9–12 located on in the historic community of Lawrenceville, in Lawrence Township, New Jersey, U.S., five miles southwest of Princeton....
, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Lawrenceville is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Lawrence Township in Mercer County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP population was 3,887...
, in 1888 and from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1891.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits and livestock production in Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States and the county seat. It is adjacent to Normal, Illinois, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...
, member of the Illinois Republican State central committee 1906-1912.
He served as member of the State senate 1909-1911.
He was an unsuccessful candidate of the Progressive Party for Governor of Illinois in 1912.
He served as chairman of the Illinois delegation to the Progressive National Conventions in 1912 and 1916.
He was an unsuccessful Progressive nominee for United States Senator in 1913.
He served as commissioner on the Illinois Public Utilities Commission 1914-1921.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1920.
Funk was elected as a Republican
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...
to the Sixty-seventh
67th United States Congress
The Sixty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1921 to March 4, 1923, during the first two years...
, Sixty-eighth
68th United States Congress
The Sixty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1923 to March 4, 1925, during the last months of...
, and Sixty-ninth
69th United States Congress
The Sixty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1925 to March 4, 1927, during the third and fourth...
Congresses (March 4, 1921-March 3, 1927).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1926.
He retired from public life and active business pursuits.
Resided at Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States and the county seat. It is adjacent to Normal, Illinois, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...
, until his death there on November 24, 1940.
He was interred in Funk's Grove Cemetery, Funk's Grove, Illinois
Funks Grove, Illinois
Funks Grove is a historic unincorporated community on U.S. Route 66 in McLean County, Illinois, United States southwest of Bloomington. The grove for which the settlement is named, Funk's Grove, is a National Natural Landmark.-Natural history:...
.