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Frederic Storm

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Frederic Storm
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903
Preceded byTownsend Scudder
Succeeded byTownsend Scudder
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the Queens County, 2nd district
In office
January 1, 1896 – December 31, 1896
Preceded byJames S. Fairbrother
Succeeded byHarvey Stewart McKnight
Personal details
Born(1844-07-02)July 2, 1844
Alsace, Kingdom of France
DiedJune 9, 1935(1935-06-09) (aged 90)
Bayside, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican

Frederic Storm (July 2, 1844 – June 9, 1935) was a United States representative from New York. Born in Alsace in the Kingdom of France, he immigrated to the United States in 1846 with his parents, who settled in New York City. He attended the public schools of New York City and engaged in the cigar manufacturing business. He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1894; and a member of the New York State Assembly (Queens Co., 2nd D.) in 1896. He was a member of the Queens County Republican committee from 1894 to 1900 and was three times its chairman. He was the founder of Flushing Hospital, and was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-seventh Congress, holding office from March 4, 1901, to March 3, 1903. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1902 to the Fifty-eighth Congress, and after leaving Congress engaged in banking in Bayside. He founded the Bayside National Bank in 1905 and was its president until his resignation in 1920. He resided in Bayside until his death in that city in 1935; interment was in Flushing Cemetery, Flushing, New York.

References

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  • United States Congress. "Frederic Storm (id: S000974)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
New York State Assembly
Preceded by New York State Assembly
Queens County, 2nd District

1896
Succeeded by
Harvey Stewart McKnight
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 1st congressional district

1901–1903
Succeeded by