Albert F. Polk

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office = U.S. Representative from Delaware
term_start = March 4 1917
term_end = March 3 1919
predecessor = Thomas W. Miller
successor = Caleb R. Layton
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birth_place = Frederica, Delaware
death_date =death date and age|1955|2|14|1869|10|11
death_place = Wilmington, Delaware
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residence = Georgetown, Delaware
Wilmington, Delaware
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Albert Fawcett Polk (October 11 1869 – February 14 1955) was an American lawyer and politician from Georgetown, in Sussex County, Delaware and later, Wilmington, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as U.S. Representative from Delaware.

Early life and family

Polk was born October 11 1869 in Federica, Delaware.He attended Delaware College, now the University of Delaware, in Newark, Delaware, graduating in 1889. Afterwards he studied the law, was admitted to the Delaware Bar in 1892 and began a practice in Georgetown, Delaware.

Professional career

In 1899 Polk became an attorney for the Delaware State Senate and in 1902 become the chairman of the Sussex County Democratic Committee. He held this position until 1908 and again in 1915/16. At the same time he was a member of the Democratic State Committee. He became a member of the Georgetown Board of Education in 1905 and served there until 1912. From 1914 until 1921 he was a member and secretary of the Board of Law Examiners of the Sussex County.

Polk was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1916, defeating incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Thomas W. Miller. During this term, he served with the Democratic majority in the 65th Congress. Seeking reelection in 1918, he lost to Republican Caleb R. Layton, a physician from Georgetown. Polk served from March 4, 1917 until March 3, 1919, during the administration of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson.

Polk resumed the practice of law, moving his practice in 1921 to Wilmington, Delaware. He was appointed United States Commissioner for the district of Delaware in 1929 and held the position until his retirement in 1951.

Death and legacy

Polk died February 14, 1955 in Wilmington, Delaware, and is buried at the Union Cemetery in Georgetown, Delaware.

Public offices

Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1st. U.S. Representatives took office March 4th and have terms of two years.