Franklin Wheeler Mondell
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| Franklin Wheeler Mondell | |
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| 4th Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives | |
| In office 1919–1923 |
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| Preceded by | Claude Kitchin |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Longworth |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming's At-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1923 |
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| Preceded by | John E. Osborne |
| Succeeded by | Charles E. Winter |
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| Born | November 6, 1860 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Died | August 6, 1939 (aged 78) Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Republican |
Frank Wheeler Mondell (November 6, 1860 - August 6, 1939) was a representative of Wyoming born in St. Louis, Missouri, and educated in the public schools. For many years he was engaged in farming, stock-raising, and railroad construction. He lived in Wyoming from 1887 onward, and served in Congress from 1895 to 1897 and then from 1899 to 1923. He was majority leader in the sixty-sixth and sixty-seventh Congress on the floor of the House and took a prominent part in framing the legislation passed by that body. He took an active part in all the Republican conventions from 1902 to 1924 when he was a chairman at the 1924 Republican National Convention. He died in 1939 in Washington, D.C.
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| Preceded by Claude Kitchin North Carolina |
House Majority Leader 1919-1923 |
Succeeded by Nicholas Longworth Ohio |
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