Richard Graham Frost (December 29, 1851 – February 1, 1900) was a

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from

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. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Frost attended St. John's College, New York City, the

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, and the St. Louis (Missouri) Law School. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in St. Louis, Missouri. He unsuccessfully contested as a

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the election in 1876 of Lyne S. Metcalfe to the Forty-fifth Congress. Frost was elected as a

to the Forty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881). Presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Forty-seventh Congress and served from March 4, 1881, until March 2, 1883, when he was succeeded by Gustavus Sessinghaus, who contested his election. He resumed the practice of law. He died in St. Louis, Missouri, February 1, 1900. He was interred in Calvary Cemetery.

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