Frank Hereford was a United States Representative and Senator from West Virginia. Born near Warrenton, Virginia, he completed preparatory studies and graduated from McKendree University in 1845. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and practiced. He moved to California in 1849 and was district attorney of Sacramento County from 1855 to 1857. He moved to West Virginia and was elected as a Democrat to the Fortysecond, Fortythird, and Fortyfourth Congresses and served from March 4, 1871, until January 31, 1877, when he resigned. As a Representative, he was chairman of the Committee on Commerce .
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