1. Frank Putnam Flint was a United States senator from California from 1905 to 1911.
12 Facts About Frank Flint
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Frank Putnam Flint was born on July 15,1862, in North Reading, Massachusetts, to Althea Louise and Francis Eaton Flint.
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In 1897 Frank Flint was appointed United States attorney for the southern district of California, and served four years.
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Frank Flint attended the Presbyterian church, was a trustee of Occidental College, a director of two banks.
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Frank Flint served as United States Attorney for the Southern District of California from 1897 to 1901 and as a US Senator from California from 1905 until 1911 as a Republican, and holds the distinction of being the 1000th senator in overall seniority.
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Frank Flint served one term in the Senate and did not seek reelection.
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Frank Flint was elected as president of the board of trustees of Occidental College in 1914.
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Frank Flint served as chairman of the National Boulder Dam Association and advocated for the building of the Boulder Dam.
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Frank Flint served in that role until his resignation in October 1928.
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Frank Flint was a majority stockholder of Flintridge Country Club, but in 1927 withdrew his stake.
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Frank Flint's body lay in state at Los Angeles City Hall.
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Frank Flint was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale.