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Merchant Politicians in Utah
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  Frankie K. Alworth (1883-1968) — also known as Frankie Kearns — of Filer, Twin Falls County, Idaho; Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho. Born in Gunnison, Sanpete County, Utah, January 12, 1883. Daughter of Henry A. Kearns and Ellen M. (Robbins) Kearns. Democrat. Merchant; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1939; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1940. Female. Protestant. Member, Order of the Eastern Star. Died in 1968 (age about 85 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 24, 1905, to William F. Alworth.
  Sam Fratto (b. 1914) — of Laramie, Albany County, Wyo. Born in Price, Carbon County, Utah, July 24, 1914. Son of John Fratto and Victoria (Romano) Fratto. Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; department store; member of Wyoming state house of representatives, 1949-51. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Moose; Optimist Club; Sertoma; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1951.
  Relatives: Married 1941 to Margaret Cowper.
  Stephen Friel Nuckolls (1825-1879) — of Linden, Clay County, Mo.; Nebraska City, Otoe County, Neb.; Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Grayson County, Va., August 16, 1825. Democrat. Merchant; member of Nebraska territorial legislature, 1859; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Wyoming Territory, 1869-71; member Wyoming territorial council, 1871; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming Territory, 1872. Founder of Nebraska City, Nebraska. Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, February 14, 1879 (age 53 years, 182 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  Nuckolls County, Neb. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

 

 


 
   
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