J. Allen Frear
Joseph Allen Frear, Jr. (March 7, 1903 – January 15, 1993) was an American businessman and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Democratic Party, who served as U. S. Senator from Delaware.
Early Life and Family
Frear was born March 7, 1903 in Cecil County, Maryland, near Rising Sun, son of Joseph Allen, Sr. and Clara L. Frear. He married Esther Schauer and had no known children. He graduated from the University of Delaware in 1924 and served as an officer in the United States Army during World War II.
Professional Career
Frear was owner and President of a retail business as well as a banker in Dover, Delaware. He was a Commissioner of the Delaware State College from 1936 until 1941, served on the Delaware Old Age Welfare Commission from 1938 until 1948, was a Director of the Federal Land Bank Board, in Baltimore, Maryland from 1938 until 1947, and President of Kent General Hospital in Dover from 1947 until 1951.
Political Career
Frear was elected to the U. S. Senate in 1948 by defeating incumbent Republican U. S. Senator C. Douglass Buck, was reelected in 1954, but lost his bid for a third term in 1960 to Governor J. Caleb Boggs. He served from January 3, 1949 to January 3, 1961. After leaving the U. S. Senate he was appointed to the Securities and Exchange Commission from 1961 until 1963 and resumed his former business and banking pursuits.
Death and Legacy
Frear died January 15, 1993 in Dover, Delaware and is buried at the Odd Fellows Cemetery, Dover. The J. Allen Frear Federal Building at 300 South New Street in Dover is named in his honor. There is also an Allen Frear Elementary School in Camden, Delaware.
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Public offices
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Election Results
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References
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- Biographical Dictionary of the U.S. Congress. Joseph Allen Frear, Jr..
- Pickett, Russell S. Delaware and U.S.History.
Images
- State of Delaware. J. Allen Frear, Jr.. Portrait courtesy of Historical and Cultural Affairs, Dover.
See also
External links
- Kestenbaum, Lawrence. The Political Graveyard.
- Find a Grave. Joseph Allen Frear, Jr.
Places with more information
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- University of Delaware Library 181 South College Ave., Newark, Delaware (302) 831-2965.
- Newark Free Library 750 Library Ave.,Newark Delaware (302) 731-7550.
- Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library 2nd and High St. Odessa Delaware (302) 378-8838.
- Historical Society of Delaware 505 Market St., Wilmington, Delaware (302) 655-7161.