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Frank Buchanan (December 1, 1902 – April 27, 1951) was an American educator and businessman who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
from 1946 to 1951.


Early life and education

Frank Buchanan was born in the
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
suburb of
McKeesport, Pennsylvania McKeesport is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated at the confluence of the Monongahela and Youghiogheny rivers and within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 17,727 as of the 2020 census. ...
. He married future Representative Vera Daerr on January 4, 1929. He graduated from the
University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the univers ...
in 1925 where he was a member of the
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fraternity. He worked as a teacher in the high schools of
Homestead, Pennsylvania Homestead is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, in the Monongahela River valley southeast of downtown Pittsburgh and directly across the river from the city limit line. The borough is known for the ...
and McKeesport from 1924 to 1928 and 1931 to 1942. From 1928 to 1931, he worked as an automobile dealer, and he also worked as an economic consultant from 1928 to 1946. He served as
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of McKeesport from 1942 to 1946.


Congress

Buchanan was elected as a Democrat to the
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to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Samuel A. Weiss Samuel Arthur Weiss (April 15, 1902 – February 1, 1977) was an American attorney, professional football player, and Democratic politician. He represented parts of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the surrounding area in the Pennsylvania House ...
. He was re-elected to the Eightieth, Eighty-first, and Eighty-second Congresses and served until his death in
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. In Congress, he served as Chairman of the United States House Select Committee on Lobbying Activities during the 81st Congress. He died at
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on April 27, 1951.


Death and vacancy filled by wife

His wife
Vera Buchanan Vera Daerr Buchanan (July 20, 1902 – November 26, 1955) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1951 to 1955. She was the first female member of the U.S. Congress to ever die while holding office ...
later died while serving in Congress, and they were the first husband and wife to both die while serving in Congress.


See also

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List of United States Congress members who died in office (1950–99) There are several lists of United States Congress members who died in office. These include: *List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) *List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949) *List of ...


Sources


Memorial services held in the House of Representatives together with remarks presented in eulogy of Frank Buchanan, late a representative from Pennsylvania


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buchanan, Frank Mayors of places in Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh alumni 1902 births 1951 deaths Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania People from McKeesport, Pennsylvania 20th-century American politicians