Frank P. Bohn
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Frank Probasco Bohn was a politician
from the U.S. state
of Michigan
.
Bohn was born in Charlottesville, Indiana
, where he attended public high school
. He attended Danville Normal College in Danville, Indiana
, and graduated from the Medical College of Indiana, Indianapolis
in 1890.
Bohn ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat for the Michigan House of Representatives from the Delta District in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
in 1896.
He worked as a banker and was village president
of Newberry, Michigan
, 1904-1919, and a member of the Newberry School Board, 1908-1914. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the Republican primary election for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
in 1916. He was a member of the Michigan Senate
from the 30th District, 1923-1926.
Bohn defeated incumbent Republican Frank D. Scott
in the primary election in 1926. He then won the general election
to the United States House of Representatives
from Michigan's 11th congressional district
for the 70th Congress
and the two succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1927 to March 3, 1933. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the 73rd Congress
in 1932, losing in the general election to Democrat Prentiss M. Brown
.
After leaving Congress, Bohn was a member of the Michigan State Hospital Commission from 1935 through 1937. Bohn died at the age of seventy-seven in Newberry, Michigan
and is interred there at Forest Home Cemetery .
Politician
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from the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
.
Bohn was born in Charlottesville, Indiana
Charlottesville, Indiana
For the city in Virginia see Charlottesville, VirginiaCharlottesville is an unincorporated town in Jackson Township, Hancock County, Indiana.-Geography:Charlottesville is located at .City is worlds largest burg producer for bourbon industry......
, where he attended public high school
High school
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. He attended Danville Normal College in Danville, Indiana
Danville, Indiana
Danville is a town in Center Township, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. The population was 9,001at the 2010 census. The town is the county seat of Hendricks County. -History:...
, and graduated from the Medical College of Indiana, Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
in 1890.
Bohn ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat for the Michigan House of Representatives from the Delta District in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded...
in 1896.
He worked as a banker and was village president
President
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of Newberry, Michigan
Newberry, Michigan
Newberry is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Luce County. Located within McMillan Township at its very southern end, it shares some administrative responsibilities with the surrounding township. The population was 2,686 at the 2000 census.The village was named in...
, 1904-1919, and a member of the Newberry School Board, 1908-1914. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the Republican primary election for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
The Lieutenant Governor of Michigan is the second-ranking official in U.S. state of Michigan, behind the governor, and one of four great offices of state...
in 1916. He was a member of the Michigan Senate
Michigan Senate
The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. The Senate consists of 38 members, who are elected from constituencies having approximately 212,400 to 263,500 residents....
from the 30th District, 1923-1926.
Bohn defeated incumbent Republican Frank D. Scott
Frank D. Scott
Frank Douglas Scott was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Scott was born of Scottish ancestry in Alpena, Michigan, attended the public schools and graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1901...
in the primary election in 1926. He then won the general election
General election
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to the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
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from Michigan's 11th congressional district
Michigan's 11th congressional district
Michigan's 11th congressional district is a United States Congressional District located just northwest of Detroit, consisting of northwestern Wayne and southwestern Oakland counties...
for the 70th Congress
70th United States Congress
The Seventieth 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, 1927 to March 3, 1929, during the last two years of...
and the two succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1927 to March 3, 1933. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the 73rd Congress
73rd United States Congress
The Seventy-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935, during the first two years...
in 1932, losing in the general election to Democrat Prentiss M. Brown
Prentiss M. Brown
Prentiss Marsh Brown was a Democratic U.S. Representative and Senator from the state of Michigan.- Biography :...
.
After leaving Congress, Bohn was a member of the Michigan State Hospital Commission from 1935 through 1937. Bohn died at the age of seventy-seven in Newberry, Michigan
Newberry, Michigan
Newberry is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Luce County. Located within McMillan Township at its very southern end, it shares some administrative responsibilities with the surrounding township. The population was 2,686 at the 2000 census.The village was named in...
and is interred there at Forest Home Cemetery .