Frank E. Denholm

Frank Edward Denholm ( born November 29, 1923 Day County, South Dakota ) is a former American politician. Between 1971 and 1975 he represented the first electoral district of the state of South Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Early years and career

Frank Denholm attended the public schools of his home. Later he studied until 1956 at the South Dakota State University. It was followed by a law degree from the University of South Dakota. At the University of Minnesota, he studied then the public administration. Frank Denholm was 1945-1953 also worked as a farmer, auctioneer, and transportation. Between 1950 and 1952 he was also sheriff in Day County and from 1956 to 1961, he worked as an investigator for the FBI.

After his made ​​in 1962 admitted to the bar he began in Brookings to work in his new profession. He also taught at South Dakota State University, the subjects of business, law and political science.

Political career

Denholm was a member of the Democratic Party. In the years 1950 and 1952 he was a delegate to the party days in South Dakota. In 1968 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. In the congressional elections of 1970, he was elected as the successor to Ben Reifel in the U.S. House of Representatives. There he represented between 3 January 1971 to January 3, 1975 for two terms his home state. In the congressional elections of 1974 he was defeated by Republican Larry Pressler.

After the end of his political activities in the federal capital Washington he again worked as a lawyer in Brookings. In this city he lives to this day.