Louis Napoleon Frank

Full Name: Louis Napoleon Frank
Date of birth: December 22, 1850
Date of death: October 13, 1916

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	30	Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893	22nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Stephenville / Erath	Senate President Pro Tempore (22nd)	Bosque, Erath, Hood, Palo Pinto, Somervell
S	30	Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 13, 1891	20th ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ 21st ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾	Democrat	Stephenville / Erath		Bosque, Erath, Hood, Palo Pinto, Somervell
H	40	Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885	18th ⁽¹⁰⁾	Democrat	Stephenville / Erath		Bosque, Erath, Hood, Somervell

(1) 22nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 3/14/1892, 1st C.S. Senate Journal.
(2) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1892 due to redistricting. Act approved Apr. 19, 1892, 22nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 20. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(3) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(4) 22nd Legislature - 1/13/1891, p. 1, listed as new member in roll call: "The credentials of the new members were presented, and the following senators had the oath of office administered them by the president pro tem of the senate." Senate Journal.
(5) 22nd Legislature - 1/14/1891, p. 5, "Senator Frank asked for correction of yesterday's journal, that it show he appeared and took the oath." Senate Journal.
(6) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(7) List of Senators of the 21st Legislature, "The State Senate: Members-Elect in the Different Districts - Austin Local Notes," Galveston Daily News, 11/20/1888, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "There are two independents in the list. The rest are democratic nominees." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(8) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(9) 20th Legislature - Roll call of new members, oath of office administered, 1/11/1887, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(10) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.

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Senate District 30
Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893
Legislatures: 22nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (22nd)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Stephenville / Erath
Counties in district: Bosque, Erath, Hood, Palo Pinto, Somervell

Senate District 30
Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 13, 1891
Legislatures: 20th ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ 21st ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Stephenville / Erath
Counties in district: Bosque, Erath, Hood, Palo Pinto, Somervell

House District 40
Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885
Legislatures: 18th ⁽¹⁰⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Stephenville / Erath
Counties in district: Bosque, Erath, Hood, Somervell

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Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Louis Napoleon Frank, pp. 74-75. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Biographical sketch, L.N. Frank, pp. 196-197. Born 12/22/1849 in Louisiana. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
Biographical sketch, Louis N. Frank, p. 196. Born 12/22/1849 in Louisiana. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
Biographical sketch, p. 259, born 12/22/1849. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
Biographical sketch, p. 362. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.

Other Resources

Louis Napoleon Frank, birth date 12/22/1850 in Amite City, Louisiana; death date 10/13/1916 in Stephenville, Erath County, Texas; lawyer, practicing attorney; burial in West End Cemetery, Stephenville. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
L.N. Frank, birth date 12/22/1850, death date 10/13/1916, burial in West End Cemetery, Stephenville, Erath County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. L.N. Frank, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. L.N. Frank, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. L.N. Frank, 20th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. L.N. Frank, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

20th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, west wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
21st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
22nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

22nd R.S. - 1891 Apportionment and Representation Education Finance Frontier Protection Internal Improvements Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Penitentiaries (Chair) Public Lands State Asylums
21st R.S. - 1889 Education Finance Frontier Protection Internal Improvements Judicial Department Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Judiciary No. 2 Mining, Geology and Irrigation Penitentiaries (Chair) Public Lands State Asylums
20th R.S. - 1887 Drouth (Drought) Relief Engrossed Bills (Chair) Finance Fraudulent Renditions of Property for Taxation Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 2 Penitentiaries Public Lands Treasurer's and Comptroller's Office
18th R.S. - 1883 Constitutional Amendments Judiciary No. 1 Public Lands and Land Office

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