Frank Thomas Stack
23rd Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut
In office
1935–1943[1]
Preceded byCharles C. Swartz
Succeeded byRobert B. Oliver
Personal details
BornAugust 26, 1891
Manhattan, New York City
DiedOctober 21, 1956
Norwalk, Connecticut
Resting placeRiverside Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCatherine A. Stack
ChildrenThomas F. Stack, Rosemary Stack McMahon, Dorothea Stack Monahan, Patrick Stack[2]
Residence(s)Norwalk, Connecticut
Occupationfactory supervisor, businessman[3]

Frank Thomas Stack (August 26, 1891 – October 21, 1956) was a four-term Democratic mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut from 1935 to 1943.[1][4]

Biography

He was born on August 26, 1891, in Manhattan, New York City to Theresa and Thomas Stack.[5]

He was a plant supervisor at the Hat Corporation of America.[3] He also owned the Stack Hats Company.[2] In response to the Cavanagh Edge, a method of creating a firm edge on hats, Stack invented a two-piece iron that forced the felt along the edge of a hat brim into a groove during the ironing process, thereby creating a beaded edge during the finishing process.[3]

He died on October 21, 1956, in Norwalk, Connecticut. He was buried in Riverside Cemetery in Norwalk, Connecticut.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 List of mayors of Norwalk, Connecticut Archived June 26, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 Obituary - Thomas F. Stack
  3. 1 2 3 "The Cavanaugh Edge". Archived from the original on 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  4. ↑ "Frank T. Stack". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2015-05-06. ... of Norwalk, Fairfield County, Conn. Democrat. Mayor of Norwalk, Conn., 1935-43; defeated, 1943. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  5. ↑ "Frank Thomas Stack". Selective Service Administration. June 5, 1917. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  6. ↑ "Frank T. Stack tombstone in Riverside Cemetery". Flickr. 3 November 2008. Retrieved 2015-05-06.


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