Frank Clague | |
Image Name: | FrankClague.jpg |
State: | Minnesota |
District: | 2nd |
Term: | March 4, 1921 - March 3, 1933 |
Preceded: | Franklin Ellsworth |
Succeeded: | General Ticket Adopted |
Order2: | 27th |
Office2: | Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives |
Term2: | 1905-1907 |
Preceded2: | Leverett W. Babcock |
Succeeded2: | Lawrence H. Johnson |
Office3: | Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives |
Term3: | January 1, 1903 - January 1, 1907 |
Office4: | Member of the Minnesota Senate |
Term4: | January 1, 1907 - December 31, 1915 |
Birth Date: | 13 July 1865 |
Party: | Republican |
Spouse: | Stella Porter |
Residence: | Lamberton, Minnesota |
Occupation: | Attorney |
Frank Andrew Clague (July 13, 1865 - March 25, 1952) was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. He was born in Warrensville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; attended the common schools; moved to Minnesota in 1881; attended the State normal school at Mankato 1882 - 1885; taught school at Springfield, Minnesota, 1886 - 1890; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1891 and commenced practice in Lamberton, Redwood County, Minnesota, the same year; prosecuting attorney of Redwood County, Minnesota, 1895 - 1903; member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from January 1, 1903, to January 1, 1907, serving as speaker in the 1905 session; served in the Minnesota Senate from January 1, 1907, to December 31, 1915; judge of the ninth judicial district of Minnesota from January 1, 1919, to March 1, 1920, when he resigned; elected as a Republican to the 67th, 68th, 69th, 70th, 71st, and 72nd congresses, (March 4, 1921 - March 3, 1933); was not a candidate for renomination in 1932; resumed the practice of law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits until his retirement; died in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, March 25, 1952; interment in Redwood Falls Cemetery.