Melvin Dale French
1902–1954 (Age 52)
Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, United States
The Life of Melvin Dale
When Melvin Dale French was born on 9 November 1902, in Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, United States, his father, Dr. Wilton Melvin French, was 29 and his mother, Eliza R. Rehwoldt, was 23. He died on 3 November 1954, at the age of 51.
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Dr. Wilton Melvin French
1873–1936
Eliza R. Rehwoldt
1879–1941
Melvin Dale French
1902–1954
Parents & Siblings
- Dr. Wilton Melvin French
1873–1936Male
- Eliza R. Rehwoldt
1879–1941Female
siblings
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1902–1954Male
World Events (8)
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
Age 1
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
1904
Age 2
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 14
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish:1. ethnic name for someone from France, Middle English frensche, or in some cases perhaps a nickname for someone who adopted French airs. 2. variant of Anglo-Norman French Frain .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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