Representative Nathan Frank

Nathan Frank served as a Representative from Missouri in the United States Congress from 1889 to 1891. A member of the Republican Party, Nathan Frank contributed to the legislative process during 1 term in office.

Nathan Frank’s service in Congress occurred during a significant period in American history. As a member of the House of Representatives, Nathan Frank participated in the democratic process and represented the interests of constituents.

Nathan Frank (February 23, 1852 – April 5, 1931) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Peoria, Illinois, Frank attended the public schools of Peoria and St. Louis and Washington University in St. Louis. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1871. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in St. Louis in 1872. He unsuccessfully contested the election of John M. Glover to the Fiftieth Congress in 1886. Frank was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-first Congress (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1890. Founder and owner of the St. Louis Star. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1896. He served as vice president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis in 1904. He was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination for United States Senator in 1910, 1916, and 1928. He retired from the active practice of law. He died at St. Louis, Missouri, April 5, 1931. He was interred in Mount Sinai Cemetery. His memory is enshrined by the Nathan Frank Memorial Bandstand in Forest Park, St. Louis. Frank was Missouri’s first Jewish congressman.