Frank Marion Eddy was a United States Representative from Minnesota's 7th congressional district

Minnesota's 7th congressional district

Minnesota's 7th congressional district covers almost all of the western side of Minnesota except for the far south, which is located in the 1st district. It is by far the state's largest district, and has a very rural character. Cities in the district include Moorhead, Fergus Falls, Alexandria and...

. Eddy was born in Pleasant Grove Township

Pleasant Grove Township, Minnesota

Pleasant Grove Township is a township in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 787 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.7 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...

, Minnesota

Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

 before moving to Iowa

Iowa

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 in 1860 with his family. They returned in 1863 to Olmsted County, Minnesota

Olmsted County, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 124,277 people, 47,807 households, and 32,317 families residing in the county. The population density was 190 people per square mile . There were 49,422 housing units at an average density of 76 per square mile...

, and settled near Elmira

Elmira Township, Minnesota

Elmira Township is a township in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 352 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.0 mi² , all land....

. In 1867, they moved to Sauk Centre, Minnesota

Sauk Centre, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,930 people, 1,616 households, and 1,042 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,057.2 people per square mile . There were 1,709 housing units at an average density of 459.7 per square mile...

 where Eddy attended the common school

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Eddy taught school in a rural district before joining the Northern Pacific Railroad Company as a land examiner in 1881 and 1882. He then moved to Glenwood, Minnesota

Glenwood, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,594 people, 1,131 households, and 629 families residing in the city. The population density was 466.0 people per square mile . There were 1,202 housing units at an average density of 215.9 per square mile...

 and served as clerk of the district court of Pope County

Pope County, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 11,236 people, 4,513 households, and 3,064 families residing in the county. The population density was 17 people per square mile . There were 5,827 housing units at an average density of 9 per square mile...

  from 1884 to 1893.

In 1894, Eddy was elected as the first United States Representative from Minnesota who was a native of the state. He was elected as a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 to the 55th

55th United States Congress

-House of Representatives:* Republican: 206 * Democratic: 124* Populist: 22* Silver Republican: 3* Silver: 1* Independent Republican: 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Garret Hobart * President pro tempore: William P...

, 56th

56th United States Congress

-House of Representatives:- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Garret Hobart , until November 21, 1899 , vacant thereafter.* President pro tempore: William P. Frye * Democratic Caucus Chairman: James K. Jones...

, 57th

57th United States Congress

-House of Representatives:*Democratic: 151*Republican: 200 *Populist: 5*Silver : 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Theodore Roosevelt , until September 14, 1901, vacant thereafter....

, and 58th congresses

58th United States Congress

- House of Representatives :* Republican : 209 * Democratic : 176* Silver Republican : 1TOTAL members: 386-Senate:* President: Vacant* President pro tempore: William P. Frye -Members:...

, March 4, 1895 until March 3, 1903. While a congressman, Eddy served as chairman of the Committee on Mines and Mining in the 57th congress

57th United States Congress

-House of Representatives:*Democratic: 151*Republican: 200 *Populist: 5*Silver : 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Theodore Roosevelt , until September 14, 1901, vacant thereafter....

. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1902.

After his terms in Congress, Eddy became editor and owner of the Sauk Centre Herald. He died on January 13, 1929 in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...

and was interred in Greenwood Cemetery in Sauk Centre.