C. Frank Reavis

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Charles Frank Reavis (b. 1870- d. 1932) was a Nebraska Republican politician.

He was born in Falls City, Nebraska on September 5, 1870 and studied law at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He was admitted to the bar in 1892 and set up practice in Falls City. He became the prosecuting attorney of Richardson County, Nebraska from 1894 to 1896.

In 1915 he was elected to the Sixty-fourth United States Congress and reelected to the three preceding congresses serving from March 4, 1915, to June 3, 1922. He resigned in 1922 and was appointed in June 1922 special assistant to the United States Attorney General in the prosecution of war fraud cases. He served until June 1, 1924. He moved to Lincoln, Nebraska in 1924 and continued the practice of law. He died there on May 26, 1932 and is buried in Steele Cemetery in Falls City.

Preceded by John A. Maguire (D)

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 1st congressional district March 4, 1915 – June 3, 1922

Succeeded by Roy H. Thorpe (R)

[edit] References

1. The Political Graveyard. Reavis, Charles Frank. Retrieved on February 24, 2006.
2. Congressional Bioguide. Reavis, Charles Frank. Retrieved on February 24, 2006.

• This article incorporates facts obtained from The Political Graveyard.
• This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.