Frank R. McNinch
American lawyer, politician, and chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
About Frank R. McNinch
Lived 1873 – 1950 (aged 76). Frank R. McNinch was an American politician.
Frank Ramsay McNinch (April 27, 1873 – April 2, 1950) was a political figure who served as the mayor of Charlotte, as chairman of the Federal Power Commission, and as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. In the 1928 presidential election, McNinch, a Democrat, supported Republican Herbert Hoover for president. After he was elected, Hoover appointed McNinch to a seat on the Federal Power Commission, leading to a split in the North Carolina Democratic Party that damaged the political fortunes of new U.S. Sen. Cameron Morrison, a friend of McNinch. He was later appointed FPC chairman by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The controversial 1938 Orson Welles War of the Worlds radio broadcast occurred during his tenure as FCC head. McNinch resigned as FCC chairman on July 25, 1939, due to ill health.
His home, the Frank Ramsay McNinch House, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
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American lawyer, politician, and chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (1873-1950)
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Frank R. McNinch was born on 27 April 1873 in Charlotte.
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Frank R. McNinch died on 2 April 1950.
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Frank R. McNinch was a politician.
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Frank R. McNinch was American.
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