Frank B. Hendel (July 23, 1892 – December 1973) was an American politician from
New York
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Life
He was born on July 23, 1892, in
Middle Village, Queens. He engaged in the real estate and insurance business.
Hendel was a member of the
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits.
The Assem ...
(Queens Co., 2nd D.) in
1927
Events January
* January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General.
* January 7
* ...
,
1928
Events January
* January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA.
* January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...
,
1929
This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic ...
and
1930
Events
January
* January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will be ...
.
He was a member of the
New York State Senate
The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature; the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Its members are elected to two-year terms; there are no term limits. There are 63 seats in the Senate.
Partisan com ...
(3rd D.) from 1931 to 1936, sitting in the
154th,
155th,
156th,
157th,
158th and
159th New York State Legislature
The 159th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 1 to May 13, 1936, during the fourth year of Herbert H. Lehman's governorship, in Albany.
Background
Under the p ...
s. In September 1936, Hendel was denied a renomination by the Democratic boss of Queens James C. Sheridan. Hendel challenged the party designee
Peter T. Farrell
Peter T. Farrell (November 12, 1900 – November 9, 1992) was an American judge from Queens, New York City, who served as a judge on Queens County Court and the New York Supreme Court, where he primarily handled criminal cases. Farrell was bes ...
in the Democratic primary, but lost.
He died in December 1973.
HENDEL, FRANK
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Sources
External links
The Frank B. Hendel papers, 1926–1953
at World Cat
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1892 births
1973 deaths
Democratic Party New York (state) state senators
People from Middle Village, Queens
Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
20th-century American legislators
20th-century New York (state) politicians