Frank Henry Cooney

Frank Henry Cooney ( born December 31, 1872 in Ontario, Canada, † December 15, 1935 in Great Falls, Montana ) is an American politician and from 1933 to 1935 was the ninth Governor of the State of Montana.

Early years

Frank Cooney attended Catholic parochial schools in his Canadian home. After leaving school he worked as a laborer in Ontario. After moving to Montana he built in Butte on a brokerage firm. Then he expanded his business to the livestock and other agricultural areas.

Political Rise and Governor of Montana

In Montana Cooney was also politically active. As a member of the Democratic Party, he was elected lieutenant governor in 1932. When Governor John Edward Erickson on March 13, 1933 resigned to take up a seat in the U.S. Senate, Cooney had to finish the unexpired term as governor. This would have extended until January 1937. Since Cooney but died on December 15, 1935, had the President of the State Senate, Elmer Holt, bring the remaining term to end.

Cooney 's first official act was to confirm the appointment of his predecessor Erickson for U.S. Senator - a process that was discussed before, but led to tensions within the Democratic Party. In his short tenure, Cooney sat among other things the protection of water a. Frank Cooney was married to Emma May Poindexter, with whom he had seven children.