Richard C. "Dick" Frame (July 16, 1926 – February 24, 1977) was an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the

Pennsylvania State Senate The Pennsylvania State Senate is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered ev ...

from 1962 to 1977.

Career

He served in the military during

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. He then earned a degree from

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

and a law degree from

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. In 1973, he became Republican Senate Leader, defeating Robert D. Fleming. In 1976, he lost that position to

Henry G. Hager Henry G. Hager III (born April 28, 1934) is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 23rd district from 1973 to 1984 including as President pro tempore from 1981 to 1984 ...

Death

He died on February 24, 1977, in a plane crash near

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. A bridge on

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is named after him. In 1986 the

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designated a section of

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as the Richard C. Frame Memorial Highway.

References

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