Frank James Hennessy (November 19, 1880 – March 18, 1957) was an American politician and lawyer, best known for being United States Attorney for the Northern District of California in the 1940s and early 1950s.[1][2] His office was located in the San Francisco Post Office Building on 7th and Mission Streets.[3] In the late 1940s, he was often involved in the affairs of Alcatraz Island, working with its first warden James A. Johnston on legal matters surrounding the controversial prison institution. He was the son of William Pope Hennessy, who was a tax commissioner for the Union Pacific Railroad. Hennessy was a University of California graduate and was married to Maude.[4] He died in 1957 after a long illness; he was 76.[5]
Frank J. Hennessy | |
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 From left to right: Warden James A. Johnston of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, Associate Warden Edward J. Miller, and District Attorney Frank J. Hennessy | |
| United States Attorney for the Northern District of California | |
| In office 1937–1951 | |
| Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 19, 1880 Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | March 18, 1957 (aged 76) Los Altos, California, U.S. |
| Spouse | Maude Rose Hennessy |
| Alma mater | University of California |
References edit
- ^ TenBroek, Jacobus; Barnhart, Edward N.; Matson, Floyd W. (1 January 1970). Prejudice, War, and the Constitution: Causes and Consequences of the Evacuation of the Japanese Americans in World War II. University of California Press. p. 370. ISBN 978-0-520-01262-2. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means (1952). Internal revenue investigation: Hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, Eighty-second Congress, first second session, on administration of the internal revenue laws. U. S. Govt. Print. Off. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ Chang, Gordon (1 February 1999). Morning Glory, Evening Shadow: Yamato Ichihashi and His Internment Writings, 1942-1945. Stanford University Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-8047-3653-4. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ "Frank J. Hennessy Is Nominated", Oakland Tribune, Thursday, July 11, 1946, Oakland, California, United States Of America
- ^ "Funeral Held Today for Frank Hennessy", The San Mateo Times, Wednesday, March 20, 1957, San Mateo, California, United States Of America
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