James Frank Gillespie (April 18, 1869 – November 26, 1954) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Frank Gillespie
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 17th district
In office
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935
Preceded byHomer W. Hall
Succeeded byLeslie C. Arends
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 26th district
In office
January 8, 1913 – January 13, 1915
Serving with Abraham C. Thompson, William H. Rowe
Preceded byDaniel D. Donahue
William H. Wright
John A. Montelius
Succeeded byDaniel D. Donahue
James C. Harvey
Personal details
Born(1869-04-18)April 18, 1869
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
DiedNovember 26, 1954(1954-11-26) (aged 85)
Bloomington, Illinois
Political partyDemocratic

Born in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, Gillespie attended the graded schools and Concord Normal School. He taught in the public schools at White Sulphur Springs, W.Virginia, in 1891 and 1892. Principal of White Sulphur Springs High School in 1891. He studied law at Central College, Danville, Indiana. He was admitted to the bar in 1892 and commenced practice in Charleston, West Virginia. He moved to Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, in 1894 and continued the practice of law. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served in the Illinois House of Representatives in 1913 and 1914.[1]

Gillespie was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third Congress (March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1934 to the Seventy-fourth Congress and for election in 1936 to the Seventy-fifth Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Bloomington, Illinois, until his death there on November 26, 1954. He was interred in Park Hill Cemetery.

References

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  • United States Congress. "Frank Gillespie (id: G000197)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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Illinois House of Representatives
Preceded by
Daniel D. Donahue
William H. Wright
John A. Montelius
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 26th district

1913–1915
Served alongside: Abraham C. Thompson, William H. Rowe
Succeeded by
Daniel D. Donahue
James C. Harvey
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 17th congressional district

1933-1935
Succeeded by