Frank Joseph Gerard Dorsey (April 26, 1891 - July 13, 1949) was a Representative from Pennsylvania. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 26, 1891; attended grade and high schools; was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1917; served on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania in 1916 and 1917; enlisted as a private in the Ordnance Department, United States Army, in July 1917 and was honorably discharged as a lieutenant on April 18, 1919; engaged in the manufacture of steel tools in 1919; also engaged in banking; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fourth and Seventy-fifth Congresses (January 3, 1935-January 3, 1939); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938 to the Seventy-sixth Congress; member of the United States Sesquicentennial Constitution Commission in 1938; director, Region III, Wage and Hours and Public Contracts Division, United States Department of Labor, from 1939 until his death in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 13, 1949; interment in St. Dominic’s Cemetery.
- Frank Joseph Gerard Dorsey at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by James J. Connolly |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district 1935-1939 |
Succeeded by Fred C. Gartner |
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| Name | Dorsey, Frank Joseph Gerard |
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| Short description | American politician |
| Date of birth | April 26, 1891 |
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| Date of death | July 13, 1949 |
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