Augustus Frank
Augustus Frank | |
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| Born | Template:Birth date Warsaw, Wyoming County, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 29, 1895 (aged 68) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, railroad leader, financier, legislator |
| Years active | 1856–1895 |
| Known for | U.S. Representative from New York; contributions to the Thirteenth Amendment; banking and railroad leadership |
Augustus Frank (July 17, 1826 – April 29, 1895) was an American businessman, railroad leader, financier, and legislator. He represented New York as a United States representative during the period of the American Civil War.
Early life
Born in Warsaw, located in Wyoming County, Frank was the son of Augustus and Jane (Patterson) Frank. He received education through local common schools and initially engaged in commercial activities.
Career
In 1856, Frank participated as a delegate at the Republican National Convention. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives for three consecutive terms, serving from March 4, 1859, until March 3, 1865, covering the 36th to 38th Congresses. During his tenure, he contributed significantly to the enactment of the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery. Frank chose not to run for reelection in 1864.
Following his congressional service, in 1865 he assumed the role of director at the Wyoming County National Bank. He took part in the New York State constitutional convention during 1867-68 and oversaw operations at the Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane between 1870 and 1872. In 1871, he established the Bank of Warsaw and remained its president until his passing in 1895.
Frank held prominent positions in both transportation and banking sectors: he served as director and vice president of the Buffalo and New York City Railroad Company from 1887 to 1893 and was a director at the Rochester Trust and Safe Deposit Company. In 1894, he again acted as a delegate at large to a State constitutional convention. Furthermore, he was appointed State commissioner responsible for preserving public parks and was a board member of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad.
He passed away in New York City on April 29, 1895, due to complications from inflammatory rheumatism and Bright's Disease. His remains are interred at Warsaw Cemetery.
Family life
Frank wed Agnes McNair in 1867. The couple had two children: William Augustus and Mary Louise Frank; their son died during infancy.
He was related as a nephew to U.S. Representatives William Patterson and George Washington Patterson.
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- 1826 births
- 1895 deaths
- People from Warsaw, New York
- American bankers
- People of New York (state) in the American Civil War
- 19th-century American railroad executives
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- 19th-century New York (state) politicians
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives