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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Albert F. Polk |
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Georgetown, Delaware , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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October 11, 1869
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| Died | February 14, 1955
(85 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | POLK, Albert Fawcett, a Representative from Delaware; born in Frederica, Kent County, Del., October 11, 1869; attended public and private schools; was graduated from Delaware College (now the University of Delaware), Newark, Del., in 1889; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1892 and began practice in Georgetown, Del.; attorney for the Delaware State senate in 1899; chairman of the Democratic county committee of Sussex County 1902-1908, 1915, and 1916; also a member of the Democratic State committee during the same periods; member of the Georgetown Board of Education 1905-1912; member and secretary of the Board of Law Examiners of Sussex County 1914-1921; elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1917-March 3, 1919); was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth Congress; resumed the practice of law; moved to Wilmington, Del., in 1921 and continued the practice of his profession; appointed United States Commissioner for the district of Delaware in 1929 and served until his retirement in 1951; died in Wilmington, Del., on February 14, 1955; interment in Union Cemetery, Georgetown, Del.
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