Fellows was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-seventh Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1941, until his death in Bangor, August 27, 1951. He represented Bangor and Eastern Maine in the 3rd Congressional District, taking the seat of his political mentor, Owen Brewster, who had successfully run for the United States Senate. Fellows began to make a national name for himself in 1948 with 'red-baiting' speeches, such as one in Baltimore in which he said "we need to spray and fumigate the State Dept. with DDT of 100% strength".[1] On the other hand, as Chairman of the House Sub-Committee on Immigration, he also sponsored a House bill to admit over 200,000 "displaced persons" (European war refugees) into the United States, and fought as "blatently [sic] discriminatory" the Senate version of the same legislation which would have barred Jews and created preferences for northern Europeans.[2] Even the Fellows Bill, however, left out Asians, and set a total quota only half as large as the one requested by President Truman.
Fellows died in office after an illness. He is interred in Silver Lake Cemetery, Bucksport, Maine.
frank, fellows, politician, frank, fellows, november, 1889, august, 1951, representative, from, maine, serving, from, 1941, until, death, bangor, maine, 1951, frank, fellowsmember, house, representatives, from, maine, districtin, office, january, 1941, august,. Frank Fellows November 7 1889 August 27 1951 was a U S Representative from Maine serving from 1941 until his death in Bangor Maine in 1951 Frank FellowsMember of the U S House of Representatives from Maine s 3rd districtIn office January 3 1941 August 27 1951Preceded byRalph Owen BrewsterSucceeded byClifford McIntirePersonal detailsBorn 1889 11 07 November 7 1889Bucksport Maine U S DiedAugust 27 1951 1951 08 27 aged 61 Bangor Maine U S Political partyRepublican Born in Bucksport Maine Fellows attended the public schools East Maine Conference Seminary in Bucksport Maine and the University of Maine He was graduated from the University of Maine Law School admitted to the bar in 1911 and commenced practice in Portland Maine He served as clerk of the United States District Court of Maine 1917 1920 He later moved his practice to Bangor Maine Fellows was elected as a Republican to the Seventy seventh Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from January 3 1941 until his death in Bangor August 27 1951 He represented Bangor and Eastern Maine in the 3rd Congressional District taking the seat of his political mentor Owen Brewster who had successfully run for the United States Senate Fellows began to make a national name for himself in 1948 with red baiting speeches such as one in Baltimore in which he said we need to spray and fumigate the State Dept with DDT of 100 strength 1 On the other hand as Chairman of the House Sub Committee on Immigration he also sponsored a House bill to admit over 200 000 displaced persons European war refugees into the United States and fought as blatently sic discriminatory the Senate version of the same legislation which would have barred Jews and created preferences for northern Europeans 2 Even the Fellows Bill however left out Asians and set a total quota only half as large as the one requested by President Truman Fellows died in office after an illness He is interred in Silver Lake Cemetery Bucksport Maine See also editList of United States Congress members who died in office 1950 99 References edit Baltimore Afro American Oct 26 1948 p 8 St Petersburg Times July 8 1948 p 6External links editUnited States Congress Frank Fellows id F000066 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Frank Fellows at Find a Grave Frank Fellows Late a Representative 1952 U S Government Printing Office U S House of Representatives Preceded byOwen Brewster Member of the U S House of Representatives from Maine s 3rd congressional districtJanuary 3 1941 August 27 1951 obsolete district Succeeded byClifford McIntire Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frank Fellows politician amp oldid 1196053584, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
