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Frank Stewart Regan
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 10th district
In office
1899–1900
Personal details
Born(1862-10-03)October 3, 1862
Rockford, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJuly 25, 1944(1944-07-25) (aged 81)
Canton, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyProhibition Party

Frank Stewart Regan (October 3, 1862–July 25, 1944) was an American businessman and politician.

Biography

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Regan was born in Rockford, Illinois and graduated from Rockford High School. He was involved with the Rockford Abstract Company. Regan served on the Rockford City Council. Regan served in the Illinois House of Representatives in 1899 and 1900 and was elected on the Prohibition Party ticket. He was elected from the 10th district which included Winnebago and Ogle counties in northern Illinois.[1] He was the Prohibition Party's candidate for Illinois Attorney General in 1908 and Illinois Treasurer in 1930.[2][3] He served as the vice-president nominee on the Prohibition Party ticket in the 1932 United States presidential election. Regan died in Canton, Illinois, from a skull fracture, after falling in a bathtub at his son's home.[4][5][6]

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  1. ^ Illinois Blue Book 1900-1901. p. 28. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Election Results in Adams County in 1908". Adams County Clerk. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Official Vote Totals 1930 Election" (PDF). Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  4. ^ 'Official Directory of the Forty-Fourth Illinois General Assembly-Session of 1899,' J. L. Pickering-editor, Illinois State Register, Springfield, Illinois: 1899, Biographical Sketch of Frank Regan, pg. 24
  5. ^ 'Frank S. Regan,' Freeport Journal-Standard (Illinois), July 27, 1944, pg. 16
  6. ^ Death Takes Well-Known Rockford Man,' The Belvidere Daily Republican (Illinois), July 26, 1944, pg. 7
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