Frank Bateman Keefe (September 23, 1887 – February 5, 1952) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin.
Frank Bateman Keefe | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 6th district | |
In office January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1951 | |
Preceded by | Michael Reilly |
Succeeded by | William Van Pelt |
Personal details | |
Born | Winneconne, Wisconsin | September 23, 1887
Died | February 5, 1952 Neenah, Wisconsin | (aged 64)
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Born in Winneconne, Wisconsin, he graduated from what is today the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh in 1906 and was a school teacher in Viroqua, Wisconsin, for two years. He received his law degree from the University of Michigan in 1910 and practiced law in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, later serving as the district attorney for Winnebago County, Wisconsin from 1922 to 1926.
In 1938, he was elected as the representative of Wisconsin's 6th congressional district to the Seventy-sixth United States Congress and reelected to the succeeding five congresses, serving from January 3, 1939, until January 3, 1951. He was on the Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack. He retired from the United States Congress after serving six terms. After Congress he resumed his law practice. He died in Neenah, Wisconsin on February 5, 1952. He is interred at Lakeview Memorial Park, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
External links
- United States Congress. "Frank Bateman Keefe (id: K000041)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.