Augustus Frank Jr.
Born: July 17, 1826
Birthplace: Warsaw, New York
Father: Dr. Augustus Frank Sr. 1792 – 1851
(Buried: Warsaw Cemetery, Warsaw, New York)
Mother: Jane Patterson 1795 – 1867
(Buried: Warsaw Cemetery, Warsaw, New York)
Wife: Agnes McNair 1842 – 1906
(Buried: Warsaw Cemetery, Warsaw, New York)
Children:
William Augustus Frank 1869 – 1871
Mary Louise Frank 1872 – 1961
Political Party: Republican Party
Occupation before War:
Mercantile Businessman in Warsaw, New York
Director and Vice President of Buffalo and New York City Railroad
1856: New York Delegate to Republican Party National Convention
1859 – 1865: United States Congressman from New York
1859 – 1861: Member of House Patents Committee
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1863: Member of House Library Committee
1861 – 1863: Member of House Mileage Committee
1863 – 1865: Chairman of House Library Committee
1863 – 1865: Chairman of House Mileage Committee
1864: Choose not to be a candidate for re-nomination to U.S. Congress
1865: Voted in support of the 13th Amendment to U.S. Constitution
Occupation after War:
1865: Director of Wyoming County National Bank
1867 – 1868: Member of New York State Constitutional Convention
1870 – 1882: Manager of Buffalo State Hospital for the Insane
1871: Organized the Bank of Warsaw, New York
1871 – 1895: President of Bank of Warsaw, New York
Director of Rochester Trust and Safe Deposit Company
New York State Commissioner of Preservation of Public Parks
Member of Board of Directors Buffalo, Rochester, Pittsburgh Railroad
1888: New York Delegate to Republican Party National Convention
1894: Delegate to New York State Constitutional Convention
Died: April 29, 1895
Place of Death: New York City, New York
Cause of Death: Bright’s Disease and inflammatory rheumatism
Age at time of Death: 68 years old
Burial Place: Warsaw Cemetery, Warsaw, New York
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