Frank O. Horton
American politician and rancher (1882–1948)
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Frank Ogilvie Horton (October 18, 1882 – August 17, 1948) was an American politician and rancher. A Republican, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wyoming, serving from 1939 to 1941, representing Wyoming's at-large district.
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October 18, 1882
Frank O. Horton | |
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Horton, c. 1940 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming's at-large district | |
| In office January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Paul R. Greever |
| Succeeded by | John J. McIntyre |
| Member of the Wyoming Senate | |
| In office 1923–1931 | |
| President of the Wyoming Senate | |
| In office 1931 | |
| Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives | |
| In office 1921–1923 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frank Ogilvie Horton October 18, 1882 Muscatine, Iowa, US |
| Died | August 17, 1948 (aged 65) |
| Party | Republican |
| Parent | Charles Cummins Horton (father) |
| Occupation | Politician, rancher |
Early life and education
Horton was born on October 18, 1882, in Muscatine, Iowa,[1] the son of Charles Cummins Horton and Belle (née Ogilvie) Horton.[1] His father was for a time a member of the Iowa House of Representatives.[2] According to one source, he was instead born in 1870, in Jones County.[3]
Educated at public schools, Horton studied at the Morgan Park Academy and the University of Chicago, graduating in 1899 and 1903, respectively.[1] At the University of Chicago, he was a member of Alpha Delta Phi.[4]
Career
During the Spanish–American War, Horton served as a private in Company C of the 50th Iowa Infantry Regiment, of the United States Army.[1][5]
In 1905, Horton moved to Saddlestring, Wyoming, where he worked as a rancher.[1] He operated the H. F. Bar and Paradise Ranches,[6] as guest ranches.[7] From 1928, he was a trustee of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association.[8] He returned to ranching after serving in Congress.[1]
Horton was a Republican. From 1921 to 1923, he was a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives.[1] Ideologically, he was conservative.[9] He opposed high tariffs[10] and laws regressing labor policy.[11]
Horton was a member of the Wyoming Senate from 1923 to 1931.[1][5] While in the Senate, he was a member of the Committee on Federal Relations, Indians, and Military Affairs; on Mines and Mineral Products; on Railroads and Transportation; and on Stock Raising and Stock Laws.[12] In 1931, he was elected President of the Senate.[8]
Horron was a member of the United States House of Representatives, from January 3, 1939, to January 3, 1941, representing Wyoming's at-large district.[1] While serving, he was a member of the Committees on Agriculture and on Public Lands.[13] In 1939, he introduced a bill which saved Yellowstone National Park from being shrunk.[14] He lost the following election.[1] He unsuccessfully ran in the 1946 United States Senate election in Wyoming, losing to Joseph C. O'Mahoney.[15]
Horton was a delegate to the 1928 and 1936 Republican National Conventions, and was a member of the Republican National Committee from 1937 to 1948.[1] He was a member of Wendell Willkie's strategy board which worked to have him nominated for president;[16] the Muscatine Journal describing his effort to do so as a "blitzkrieg".[8]