Franklin William Fort

Franklin William Fort (March 30, 1880 – June 20, 1937) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey for three terms from 1925 to 1931.

Franklin William Fort
Harris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 9th district
In office
March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931
Preceded byDaniel F. Minahan
Succeeded byPeter Angelo Cavicchia
Personal details
Born(1880-03-30)March 30, 1880
Newark, New Jersey
DiedJune 20, 1937(1937-06-20) (aged 57)
Rochester, Minnesota
Political partyRepublican

Early life and education

Born in Newark, New Jersey, Fort moved in 1888 with his parents to East Orange, New Jersey. He attended the public schools and Newark Academy and graduated from Lawrenceville School in 1897 and from Princeton University in 1901. He attended New York Law School from 1901 to 1903 and was admitted to the bar in 1903 and commenced practice in Newark. He served as recorder of East Orange, New Jersey, in 1907 and 1908.

During World War I he served as a volunteer on the staff of the United States Food Administrator, Washington, D.C. from 1917 to 1919.

He engaged in the insurance business in 1919 at Newark, New Jersey, and was also interested in banking.

Congress

Fort was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth, Seventieth, and Seventy-first Congresses (March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931). He was not a candidate for renomination, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination as United States Senator in 1930.

He served as secretary of the Republican National Committee 1928-1930.

After Congress

He resumed the practice of law. He served as chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board from January 1932 to March 1933.

Death

He died on June 20, 1937, in Rochester, Minnesota. He was interred in Bloomfield Cemetery in Bloomfield, New Jersey.[1]

References
  1. Franklin William Fort, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 22, 2007.
  • United States Congress. "Franklin William Fort (id: F000287)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • Works by or about Franklin William Fort at Internet Archive
  • William Franklin Fort at The Political Graveyard
  • Franklin William Fort at Find a Grave
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Daniel F. Minahan		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 9th congressional district
March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931		 Succeeded by
Peter A. Caviccia
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