| LC control no. | no2015020835 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Culkin, Francis D., 1874-1943 |
| Variant(s) | Culkin, Francis Dugan, 1874-1943 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Oswego County (N.Y.) Rochester (N.Y.) |
| Located | Oswego (N.Y.) |
| Birth date | 18741110 |
| Death date | 19430804 |
| Place of birth | Oswego (N.Y.) |
| Place of death | Oswego (N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Law--United States Law--New York (State) |
| Affiliation | United States. Congress. House St. Andrew's Seminary University of Rochester New York (State). Army National Guard United Spanish War Veterans Oswego Civil Service Commission |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators--United States City attorneys County attorneys Judges Lawyers |
| Found in | Remarks of Hon. Francis D. Culkin of New York in the House of Representatives, 1939. Wikipedia, viewed Feb. 13, 2015 (Francis D. Culkin; Francis Dugan Culkin was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York's 32nd District. Culkin was born in Oswego, New York on November 10, 1874, and attended school in Oswego. He attended St. Andrew's Seminary in Rochester, New York and the University of Rochester, and began a career as a newspaper reporter in Rochester. He joined the 48th Separate Company of the New York Army National Guard as a Private and served during the Spanish-American War. He later received a commission, attained the rank of Captain, and commanded the company until 1908. Culkin was also active in the United Spanish War Veterans. Culkin studied law, passed the bar, and began a practice in 1902 while also serving as Secretary of the Oswego Civil Service Commission. A Republican, he was City Attorney of Oswego from 1906 to 1910, and Oswego County District Attorney from 1911 until 1921. In 1921 he became a Judge on the Oswego County Court, where he served until his election to Congress. Culkin was elected in 1928 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Thaddeus Campbell Sweet and served from November 6, 1928 until his death in Oswego, New York on August 4, 1943) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_D._Culkin> |
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