Frank S. Platts
Frank Sears Platts (July 27, 1888 - July 7, 1972) was an American Republican Party politician who served seven terms in the New Jersey General Assembly.
Early life[edit]
Platts was born July 27, 1888, in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Frank James Platts (1857-1932) and Mary Josephine "Josie" Sears (1862-1895). He graduated New York University and New Jersey Law School. He was a Certified Public Accountant. Platts was a World War I veteran and served as Assistant Division Adjutant of the Port of Hoboken.[1]
Political career[edit]
He was elected to the New Jersey State Assembly in 1932 and re-elected in 1933. He was Chairman of the Assembly Appropriations Committee in 1933. He was again elected Assemblyman in 1937, and was re-elected in 1938, 1939, and 1940.[2]
Platts was elected Essex County Freeholder in 1950.[3]
Family[edit]
He married Bertha "Bertie" Agnes Eschenfelder (1892-1972), a school teacher, in 1918. They had two children.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual of New Jersey. Trenton, NJ: Joseph J. Gribbons. 1942.
- ^ Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual of New Jersey. Trenton, NJ: Joseph J. Gribbons. 1942.
- ^ Seigel, Kalman (8 November 1950). "NEW JERSEY KEEPS RATIO IN CONGRESS; 9 Republicans, 5 Democrats Elected--Sieminski, Major in Korea, Wins in Hoboken". New York Times.
- ^ "Ancestry.com". Retrieved 19 January 2015.