Frank was the first finance director of Akron, Ohio, under its charter government system.

He was born Nov. 16, 1855, probably in Youngstown, Ohio. By the 1860 census, his family had moved to Burton, about 40 miles northwest, where he and his brother Donald "Wick" ran a hardware store for many years. In 1889, Frank was appointed postmaster of Burton.

The home he built in 1929 at 1331 Hilcrest Drive in Cuyahoga Falls still stands. At right is his obituary.