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Frank Nye

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Frank Nye
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Minnesota's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913
Preceded byLoren Fletcher
Succeeded byGeorge Ross Smith
Personal details
Born(1862-03-07)March 7, 1862
Shirley, Maine, U.S.
DiedNovember 29, 1935(1935-11-29) (aged 73)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S
Political partyRepublican

Frank Mellen Nye (March 7, 1852 – November 29, 1935) was a Representative from Minnesota.

Early life and education

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Born in Shirley, Piscataquis County, Maine; moved to Wisconsin with his parents, who settled on a farm near River Falls, Pierce County, in 1855; attended the common schools and the local academy in River Falls.

Career

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He taught school for several years and then studied law; as admitted to the bar in 1878 and commenced practice in Hudson, Wisconsin; district attorney of Polk County, Wisconsin, 1879 – 1884; member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1884 and 1885;[1] moved to Minnesota in 1886, settled in Minneapolis, and continued the practice of law; assistant prosecuting attorney of Hennepin County; prosecuting attorney 1893 – 1897; elected as a Republican to the Sixtieth, Sixty-first, and Sixty-second congresses (March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1912; resumed the practice of his profession in Minneapolis; elected in 1920 judge of the district court of Hennepin County for a six-year term; reelected in 1926 and served until his retirement in 1932; died in Minneapolis, November 29, 1935; interment in Greenwood Cemetery, River Falls, Wisconsin.

References

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  1. ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1885,' Biographical Sketch of Frank Nye, pg. 438
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  • United States Congress. "Frank Nye (id: N000175)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th congressional district
1907 – 1913
Succeeded by