Benjamin F. Funk

Benjamin Franklin Funk ( born October 17, 1838 in Radio Grove, McLean County, Illinois, † February 14, 1909 in Bloomington, Illinois ) was an American politician. Between 1893 and 1895 he represented the state of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Benjamin Funk was the father of Congressman Frank H. Funk ( 1869-1940 ). He attended the common schools and the Wesleyan University in Bloomington. In 1862, he broke off his studies to serve in the civil war for five months in the army of the Union. He then continued his interrupted education. Thereafter, he worked in agriculture. In 1869 he moved to Bloomington, where he struck as a member of the Republican Party a political career. Between 1871 and 1876, and again from 1884 to 1886 he was mayor of his new hometown. He was curator of the Institution for the Blind in Jacksonville. For over 20 years he headed the Board of Trustees of Wesleyan University. In June 1888 was radio delegate to Republican National Convention in Chicago, at the Benjamin Harrison was nominated as a presidential candidate.

In the congressional elections of 1892 was radio in the 14th electoral district of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he succeeded the Democrats Owen Scott on March 4, 1893. Since he was not nominated by his party for re-election in 1894, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1895. After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Benjamin radio again worked in agriculture. He died on February 14, 1909 in Bloomington, where he was also buried.

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