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Frank Alexander McLain
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
In office 1881–1883
Member of the United States House of Representatives
In office 1898–1909
Constituency	Mississippi
Personal details
Born	(1852-01-29)January 29, 1852 Amite County, Mississippi
Died	October 11, 1920(1920-10-11) (aged 68) Gloster, Mississippi
Political party	Democratic

Frank Alexander McLain (January 29, 1852 – October 11, 1920) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.

Born near Gloster in Amite County, Mississippi, McLain attended the public schools, and was graduated from the University of Mississippi at Oxford in 1874. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Liberty, Mississippi, in 1880. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1881–1883. He served as district attorney for the judicial district from 1883 until January 1, 1896, when he resigned. He resumed the practice of law in Gloster, Mississippi. He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1890.

McLain was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William F. Love. He was reelected to the Fifty-sixth and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from December 12, 1898, to March 3, 1909. State supreme court commissioner 1910–1912. He died in Gloster on October 11, 1920. He was interred in the City Cemetery.

References

1. "Judge McLain Dies". Vicksburg Herald. Gloster. October 14, 1920. p. 7. Retrieved January 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

• United States Congress. "Frank A. McLain (id: M000533)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

• 1852 births
• 1920 deaths
• People from Gloster, Mississippi
• Democratic Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
• Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi
• 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
• 19th-century members of the Mississippi Legislature