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[[Image:Frank Lawler.jpg|thumb|200px|Frank Lawler]] |
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'''Frank Lawler''' (June 25, 1842 |
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|office = [[Chicago Alderman]] from the 19th ward<ref name="centennial">{{Cite web |url=http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/LIB/AldermansList.htm |title=Centennial List of Mayors, City Clerks, City Attorneys, City Treasurers, and Aldermen, elected by the people of the city of Chicago, from the incorporation of the city on March 4, 1837 to March 4, 1937, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the years during which each official held office. |access-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904052355/http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/LIB/AldermansList.htm |archive-date=September 4, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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|term_start = 1895 |
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|state1 = [[Illinois]] |
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|district1 = {{ushr|Illinois|2|2nd}} |
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|term_start1 = March 4, 1885 |
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|term_end1 = March 3, 1891 |
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|predecessor1 = [[John F. Finerty]] |
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|successor1 = [[Lawrence E. McGann]] |
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|office2 = Chicago Alderman from the 8th ward<ref name="centennial"/> |
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|term_start2 = 1876 |
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|term_end2 = 1886 |
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|birth_date = {{Birth date|1842|6|25}} |
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|birth_place = [[Rochester, New York]] |
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|death_date = {{Death date and age|1896|1|17|1842|6|25}} |
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|death_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] |
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|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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⚫ | '''Frank Lawler''' (June 25, 1842 – January 17, 1896) was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Illinois]]. |
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Lawler was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[49th United States Congress|Forty-ninth]], [[50th United States Congress|Fiftieth]], and [[51st United States Congress|Fifty-first]] Congresses (March 4, 1885 |
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==Biography== |
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Lawler was again elected a member of the board of aldermen in 1896 and served until his death in Chicago at age 53. A |
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[[File:Grave of Frank Lawler (1842–1896) at Calvary Cemetery, Evanston.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Lawler's grave at [[Calvary Cemetery (Evanston, Illinois)|Calvary Cemetery]]]] |
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⚫ | Born in [[Rochester, New York]], Lawler attended public schools. He moved with his parents to [[Chicago, Illinois]] in 1854. He was a newsagent on a railroad for several years and also a brakeman. He learned the trade of shipbuilders. He was active in organizing trade and labor unions and served as president of the Ship Carpenters and Calkers' Association. He was employed in the Chicago post office as a letter carrier from 1869–1877. He served as a member of the [[Chicago City Council|city council]] from 1876 to 1885. He engaged in business as a liquor merchant in 1878. |
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⚫ | Lawler was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[49th United States Congress|Forty-ninth]], [[50th United States Congress|Fiftieth]], and [[51st United States Congress|Fifty-first]] Congresses (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891). He was an unsuccessful candidate for sheriff of [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook County]] in 1891. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1895 to the [[54th United States Congress|Fifty-fourth]] Congress. |
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⚫ | Lawler was again elected a member of the board of aldermen in 1896 and served until his death in Chicago at age 53. A Catholic{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}}, he was interred in [[Calvary Cemetery (Evanston, Illinois)|Calvary Cemetery]] in Evanston. |
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Frank Lawler
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Chicago Alderman from the 19th ward[1] | |
In office 1895 – January 17, 1896 | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891 | |
Preceded by | John F. Finerty |
Succeeded by | Lawrence E. McGann |
Chicago Alderman from the 8th ward[1] | |
In office 1876–1886 | |
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Born | (1842-06-25)June 25, 1842 Rochester, New York |
Died | January 17, 1896(1896-01-17) (aged 53) Chicago, Illinois |
Political party | Democratic |
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Frank Lawler (June 25, 1842 – January 17, 1896) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Born in Rochester, New York, Lawler attended public schools. He moved with his parents to Chicago, Illinois in 1854. He was a newsagent on a railroad for several years and also a brakeman. He learned the trade of shipbuilders. He was active in organizing trade and labor unions and served as president of the Ship Carpenters and Calkers' Association. He was employed in the Chicago post office as a letter carrier from 1869–1877. He served as a member of the city council from 1876 to 1885. He engaged in business as a liquor merchant in 1878.
Lawler was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth, Fiftieth, and Fifty-first Congresses (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891). He was an unsuccessful candidate for sheriff of Cook County in 1891. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1895 to the Fifty-fourth Congress.
Lawler was again elected a member of the board of aldermen in 1896 and served until his death in Chicago at age 53. A Catholic[citation needed], he was interred in Calvary Cemetery in Evanston.
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 2nd congressional district 1885-1891 |
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