Frederic Storm
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Frederic Storm was a United States Representative from New York
. Born in Alsace, France, he immigrated to the United States in 1846 with his parents, who settled in New York City
. He attended the public schools of New York City and engaged in the cigar manufacturing business. He was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1894 and was elected to the New York State Assembly
in 1895. He was a member of the Queens County Republican committee from 1894 to 1900 and was three times its chairman. He was the founder of Flushing Hospital, and was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-seventh Congress, holding office from March 4, 1901 to March 3, 1903. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1902 to the Fifty-eighth Congress, and after leaving Congress engaged in banking in Bayside. He founded the Bayside National Bank in 1905 and was its president until his resignation in 1920. He resided in Bayside until his death in that city in 1935; interment was in Flushing Cemetery
, Flushing, 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...
. Born in Alsace, France, he immigrated to the United States in 1846 with his parents, who settled in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. He attended the public schools of New York City and engaged in the cigar manufacturing business. He was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1894 and was elected to the New York State Assembly
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
in 1895. He was a member of the Queens County Republican committee from 1894 to 1900 and was three times its chairman. He was the founder of Flushing Hospital, and was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-seventh Congress, holding office from March 4, 1901 to March 3, 1903. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1902 to the Fifty-eighth Congress, and after leaving Congress engaged in banking in Bayside. He founded the Bayside National Bank in 1905 and was its president until his resignation in 1920. He resided in Bayside until his death in that city in 1935; interment was in Flushing Cemetery
Flushing Cemetery
Flushing Cemetery is a cemetery in Flushing in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York.The cemetery is the final resting place for:*Louis Armstrong, renowned musician and singer*Bernard Baruch, financier, after whom Baruch College is named...
, Flushing, New York.