Frank Jefferson Horton (December 12, 1919 – August 30, 2004) was a former United States Representative from New York State. December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ...

Horton was born in Cuero, Texas and was a graduate of Louisiana State University (B.A., 1941). He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1941 and served until the end of World War II. He then attended Cornell Law School in Ithaca, New York and received a Bachelor of Laws in 1947, the same year that he was admitted to the New York Bar. Horton was a member of the Rochester City Council from 1955-1961. From 1956-1962 he was the President of Rochester Community Baseball, Inc. From 1959-1961, Horton served as the Executive Vice President of the International Baseball League, as well as the League's attorney. Elected to the House of Representatives in 1962 as a Republican, Horton was re-elected to 14 additional terms. He retired from Congress in 1992 when redistricting placed him in the same district as his friend Rep. Louise Slaughter. Cuero is a city located in DeWitt County, Texas. ... Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Lousiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States armed forces and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... Cornell Law School, located in Ithaca, New York, is a graduate school of Cornell University. ... The City of Ithaca (named for the Greek island of Ithaca in Homers Odyssey) sits on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake, in Central New York State and is famous for being the location for Cornell University and Ithaca College. ... The degree of Bachelor of Laws (or Baccalaureate of Laws) is the principal academic degree in law in most common law countries other than the United States, where it has been replaced by the Juris Doctor degree. ... A bar association is a professional body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. ... There is also a Rochester in Ulster County, New York; for that town see Rochester, Ulster County, New York. ... The Rochester Red Wings are a minor league baseball team based in Rochester, New York. ... The International League (IL) is a minor league baseball league which operates in the eastern United States and Canada. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Louise McIntosh Slaughter (b. ...

While in Congress, Horton proposed making the Environmental Protection Agency a cabinet level agency and helped introduce the Whistle Blower Protection Act in 1987. EPA redirects here. ...

External links

• Congressional bio
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