Frank Leander Sundstrom (January 5, 1901 – May 23, 1980) was an American Republican Party politician who represented for three terms from 1943 to 1949.

Early life and education

Born in

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on January 5, 1901, to a

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immigrant father, Sundstrom attended the public schools.

Early career

He was a newspaper reporter and editor from 1918 to 1920 before attending

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. While a tackle for the Cornell football team, they were undefeated in 24 games over three seasons. Sundstrom graduated in 1924. During his senior year, Sundstrom was elected to the

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Society. He went on serve as assistant coach for the

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football team for one season in 1924. Sundstrom was inducted into the

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in 1978. Sundstrom engaged in the banking and brokerage business in

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from 1925 to 1969 and became chairman of the

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Republican Committee (1940–1946).

Congress

He was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-eighth, Seventy-ninth and Eightieth Congresses, serving in office from January 3, 1943, to January 3, 1949. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress.

Later career and death

After his term in Congress, he was vice president and director of Schenley Distillers (1954–1969); vice president and director of public relations for Schenley Industries, Inc. (1955–1969); vice president of the

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(1969–1976); and a consultant for a group of United States distillers (1976–1980). Sundstrom resided in Chatham Borough, New Jersey, until his death in

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on May 23, 1980. He was interred in Restland Memorial Park in

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* 1901 births 1980 deaths American football tackles American people of Swedish descent Cornell Big Red football players Indiana Hoosiers football coaches College Football Hall of Fame inductees People from Chatham Borough, New Jersey Politicians from East Orange, New Jersey People from Massena, New York Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives {{collegefootball-player-stub