Franklin Menges
Franklin Menges | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 22nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel F. Glatfelter |
| Succeeded by | Harry L. Haines |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 26, 1858 Menges Mills, Arlington, Virginia |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Gettysburg College |
| Profession | educator |
Franklin Menges (October 26, 1858 – May 12, 1956) was a
Early life and career
Franklin Menges was born at Menges Mills, York County, Pennsylvania. He attended Baugher Academy Preparatory School in Hanover, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Gettysburg College in 1886.
He became an instructor in chemistry and physics at Gettysburg College from 1886 to 1896, and then head of the science department of York High School from 1897 to 1903.
He was a lecturer at farmers' institutes in
He made a soil survey of the State of Pennsylvania, and was the author of numerous articles on scientific agriculture. In 1914, his book, Soils of Pennsylvania was published.[1]
Menges was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth, Seventieth, and Seventy-first Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1930.
He was engaged in agricultural pursuits on his farm near
References
External links
- United States Congress. "Franklin Menges (id: M000640)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
