Frank Bateman Keefe (September 23, 1887 – February 5, 1952) was a
Republican
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member of the
United States House of Representatives
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from
Wisconsin
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.
Born in
Winneconne, Wisconsin
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, he graduated from what is today the
University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh
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in 1906 and was a school teacher in
Viroqua, Wisconsin
Viroqua is the county seat of Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,504 at the 2020 census. The city is in the town of Viroqua.
Etymology
The town was originally named “Farwell” after Leonard J. Farwell, second Go ...
, for two years. He received his law degree from the
University of Michigan
, mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth"
, former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821)
, budget = $10.3 billion (2021)
, endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...
in 1910 and practiced law in
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Oshkosh is a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, of which it is the county seat. The city had a population of 66,816 in 2020, making it the ninth-largest city in Wisconsin. It is also adjacent to the Town of Oshkosh.
History
Oshkosh was ...
, later serving as the district attorney for
Winnebago County, Wisconsin
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from 1922 to 1926.
In 1938, he was elected as the representative of
Wisconsin's 6th congressional district
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to the
Seventy-sixth United States Congress
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and reelected to the succeeding five congresses, serving from January 3, 1939, until January 3, 1951. He was on the
Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack
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. He retired from the
United States Congress
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after serving six terms. After Congress he resumed his law practice. He died in
Neenah, Wisconsin
Neenah () is a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, in the north central United States. It is situated on the banks of Lake Winnebago, Little Lake Butte des Morts, and the Fox River, approximately forty miles (60 km) southwest of Green ...
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
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