Frank Bateman Keefe (September 23, 1887 – February 5, 1952) was a

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member of the

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from

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. Born in

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, he graduated from what is today the

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in 1906 and was a school teacher in

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, for two years. He received his law degree from the

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in 1910 and practiced law in

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, later serving as the district attorney for

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from 1922 to 1926. In 1938, he was elected as the representative of

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to the

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and reelected to the succeeding five congresses, serving from January 3, 1939, until January 3, 1951. He was on the

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. He retired from the

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after serving six terms. After Congress he resumed his law practice. He died in

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on February 5, 1952. He is interred at Lakeview Memorial Park, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

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University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh alumni 1887 births 1952 deaths People from Winneconne, Wisconsin University of Michigan Law School alumni Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin 20th-century American politicians {{Wisconsin-Representative-stub