Frank Wheeler Mondell

Frank Wheeler Mondell (November 6, 1860 – August 6, 1939) was a United States Representative of Wyoming.

Frank Wheeler Mondell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming's At-large district
In office March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1923
Preceded by	John E. Osborne
Succeeded by	Charles E. Winter
In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897
Preceded by	Henry A. Coffeen
Succeeded by	John E. Osborne
House Majority Leader
In office 1919–1923
Preceded by	Claude Kitchin
Succeeded by	Nicholas Longworth
Personal details
Born	November 6, 1860 St. Louis, Missouri
Died	August 6, 1939 (aged 78) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Republican

Biography

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he was educated in the public schools. For many years he was engaged in farming, stock-raising, and railroad construction. He settled in the Wyoming Territory in 1887, was mayor of Newcastle from 1888 to 1895, and served in Congress from 1895 to 1897 and once again from 1899 to 1923. He was majority leader in the Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses on the floor of the House and took a prominent part in framing the legislation passed by that body. He took an active part in all the Republican conventions from 1902 to 1924 when he was a chairman at the 1924 Republican National Convention. He died in 1939 in Washington, D.C.

References

• United States Congress. "Frank Wheeler Mondell (id: M000852)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

• Media related to Franklin Wheeler Mondell at Wikimedia Commons
• Works by or about Frank Wheeler Mondell at Internet Archive