George P. Frank Explained

George P. Frank
Office:29th Mayor of Portland, Oregon
Term Start:1894
Term End:1896
Predecessor:William S. Mason
Successor:Sylvester Pennoyer
Birth Date:11 June 1852
Birth Place:Granville, New York[1]
Death Place:Long Beach, Washington[2]
Party:Republican

George P. Frank (June 11, 1852 – August 24, 1896) served as mayor of Portland, Oregon from 1894 to 1896.[3]

The October 18, 2012, edition of the Portland Mercury listed Frank as the Third Worst Mayor in Portland history because he "handily won the election thanks to a flood that kept voter turnout low while he paid drunken repeat voters with free booze to cast ballots in every precinct they could."[4]

Family

Frank's father was Alfred S. Frank, and he had two brothers, Alfred and Fred, and one sister, Jennie. He predeceased his father, who died in January 1908.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Republican League register, a record of the Republican Party in the state of Oregon. frank, hon. george p... Republican League of Oregon. 210. 1896.
  2. News: Geo. P. Frank dead. August 25, 1896. The Oregonian. 10.
  3. Web site: Directory of Current and Past Elected Officials: Mayors of Portland. November 12, 2021. City of Portland, Oregon. https://web.archive.org/web/20210121123129/http://www.portlandoregon.gov/auditor/article/4968. January 21, 2021. dead.
  4. The Portland Mercury, October 18, 2012.
  5. News: A. S. Frank Passes Away. The Sunday Oregonian. January 19, 1908. Section 2, p. 12. June 19, 2016.