Frank Lawler

Frank Lawler (June 25, 1842 – January 17, 1896) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Frank Lawler
Chicago Alderman from the 19th ward[1]
In office
1895  January 17, 1896
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1885  March 3, 1891
Preceded byJohn F. Finerty
Succeeded byLawrence E. McGann
Chicago Alderman from the 8th ward[1]
In office
1876–1886
Personal details
Born(1842-06-25)June 25, 1842
Rochester, New York
DiedJanuary 17, 1896(1896-01-17) (aged 53)
Chicago, Illinois
Political partyDemocratic

Born in Rochester, New York, Lawler attended the public schools. He moved with his parents to Chicago, Illinois in 1854. He was a news agent on a railroad for several years and also a brakeman. He learned the trade of shipbuilders. He was active in organizing trade and labor unions, and served as president of the Ship Carpenters and Calkers' Association. He was employed in the Chicago post office as a letter carrier 1869-1877. He served as a member of the city council from 1876 to 1885. He engaged in business as a liquor merchant in 1878.

Lawler was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth, Fiftieth, and Fifty-first Congresses (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891). He was an unsuccessful candidate for sheriff of Cook County in 1891. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1895 to the Fifty-fourth Congress.

Lawler was again elected a member of the board of aldermen in 1896 and served until his death in Chicago at age 53. A Catholic, he was interred in Calvary Cemetery.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
John F. Finerty
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 2nd congressional district

1885-1891
Succeeded by
Lawrence E. McGann

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