Frank Hiscock
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Frank Hiscock, 1834-1914, was a Representative and a United States Senator from New York.
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[edit] Birth and early life
Frank was born in Pompey, Onondaga County, New York, September 6, 1834. He graduated from Pompey Academy and studied law.
[edit] Early career
He was admitted to the bar in 1855 and commenced practice in Tully, Onondaga County, New York
[edit] Career in public service
Frank was district attorney of Onondaga County from 1860 to 1863. He was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1867. He was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1877, until his resignation on March 3, 1887, at the close of the Forty-ninth Congress, having been elected Senator. He was chairman of the Committee on Appropriations (Forty-seventh Congress). He was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1887, to March 3, 1893. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection. He served as the chairman of the Committee on Organization, Conduct, and Expenditures of Executive Departments (Fifty-first and Fifty-second Congresses).
[edit] Later years
He resumed the practice of law in Syracuse, New York. He died in Syracuse, N.Y. on June 18, 1914 and was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.
This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
| Preceded by Warner Miller |
United States Senator (Class 1) from New York 1887–1893 Served alongside: William M. Evarts, David B. Hill |
Succeeded by Edward Murphy, Jr. |
