William Horace Frankhauser (March 5, 1863 – May 9, 1921) was an American politician from the
U.S. state of
Michigan
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.
Frankhauser was born in
Wood County, Ohio
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and moved with his parents to
Monroe, Michigan
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, in 1875. He attended the public schools, Michigan State Normal School (now
Eastern Michigan University at
Ypsilanti, Michigan
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As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 20,648. The city is bounded to the north by Superior Township and on the west, south, and ...
, and
Oberlin College
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,
Oberlin, Ohio
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The town is the birthplace of the ...
. He was a school teacher for several years, studied law and was admitted to the
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in 1891. He commenced practice in
Hillsdale, Michigan and became city attorney and prosecutor of
Hillsdale County, 1896-1903.
Frankhauser was elected as a
Republican from
Michigan's 3rd congressional district to the
67th United States Congress, and served from March 4, 1921, until his death. He was in poor health and was unable to attend any sessions of congress. On May 9, 1921, while at a Sanitarium in
Battle Creek, Michigan
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, Frankhauser committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor blade.
Newspaper article, Wm. H. Frankhauser, In Congress, A Suicide
''New York Times'', May 10, 1921
John M. C. Smith
John M. C. Smith (February 6, 1853 – March 30, 1923) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served as U.S. Representative from Michigan's 3rd congressional district.
Biography
Smith was born in 1853 in Belfast on the Ireland, ...
was elected June 28, 1921, in a special election to fill the vacancy.
See also
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References
Sources
William H. Frankhauser
at The Political Graveyard
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1863 births
1921 suicides
Eastern Michigan University alumni
People from Wood County, Ohio
Suicides in Michigan
American politicians who committed suicide
Suicides by sharp instrument in the United States
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan
People from Hillsdale, Michigan
People from Monroe, Michigan