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.