Frank Gillespie

James Frank Gillespie (April 18, 1869 – November 26, 1954) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Frank Gillespie
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 17th district
In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935
Preceded by	Homer W. Hall
Succeeded by	Leslie C. Arends
Personal details
Born	(1869-04-18)April 18, 1869 White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
Died	November 26, 1954(1954-11-26) (aged 85) Bloomington, Illinois
Political party	Democratic

Born in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, Gillespie attended the graded schools and Concord Normal School. He taught in the public schools at White Sulphur Springs, W.Virginia, in 1891 and 1892. Principal of White Sulphur Springs High School in 1891. He studied law at Central College, Danville, Indiana. He was admitted to the bar in 1892 and commenced practice in Charleston, West Virginia. He moved to Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, in 1894 and continued the practice of law. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served in the Illinois House of Representatives in 1913 and 1914.

Gillespie was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third Congress (March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1934 to the Seventy-fourth Congress and for election in 1936 to the Seventy-fifth Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Bloomington, Illinois, until his death there on November 26, 1954. He was interred in Park Hill Cemetery.

References

• United States Congress. "Frank Gillespie (id: G000197)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Frank H. Funk	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 17th congressional district 1933-1935	Succeeded by Leslie C. Arends