Frank Hereford (politician)

Frank Hereford
United States Senator from West Virginia
In office January 31, 1877 – March 3, 1881
Preceded by	Samuel Price
Succeeded by	Johnson N. Camden
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1871 – January 31, 1877
Preceded by	John Witcher
Succeeded by	John E. Kenna
Personal details
Born	(1825-07-04)July 4, 1825 Union, West Virginia
Political party	Democratic

Frank Hereford (July 4, 1825 – December 21, 1891) was a

.

Early and family life

Born near Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, he completed preparatory studies and graduated from McKendree University (Lebanon, Illinois) in 1845.

Career

Hereford studied law and was admitted to the Virginia

from 1855 to 1857.

Congress

He moved to West Virginia and was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second, Forty-third, and Forty-fourth Congresses and served from March 4, 1871, until January 31, 1877, when he resigned. As a Representative, he was chairman of the Committee on Commerce (Forty-fourth Congress).

Hereford was

(Forty-sixth Congress).

After Congress

He resumed the practice of law and died in

in 1891. Interment was in Green Hill Cemetery.

References

• United States Congress. "Frank Hereford (id: H000527)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

• West Virginia & Regional History Center at West Virginia University, Frank Hereford, Correspondence

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by John S. Witcher	U.S. Representative of West Virginia's 3rd Congressional District 1871–1877	Succeeded by John E. Kenna
U.S. Senate
Preceded by Samuel Price	U.S. senator (Class 1) from West Virginia 1877–1881 Served alongside: Henry G. Davis	Succeeded by Johnson N. Camden