Anning Smith Prall
Anning S. Prall | |
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Prall in 1936 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 11th district | |
| In office November 6, 1923 – January 3, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel J. Riordan |
| Succeeded by | James A. O'Leary |
| 2nd Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission | |
| In office March 9, 1935 – June 23, 1937 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Eugene Sikes |
| Succeeded by | Frank McNich |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anning Smith Prall September 17, 1870 Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 23, 1937 (aged 66) Boothbay Harbor, Maine, U.S. |
| Resting place | Moravian Cemetery in New Dorp, Staten Island |
| Party | Democratic |
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Anning Smith Prall (September 17, 1870 – July 23, 1937) was an American businessman and politician who served 6-terms as a U.S. representative from New York from 1923 to 1935.
He was born in Port Richmond, Staten Island and the first chief commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Prall served as a member and chairman of the FCC from January 15, 1935, until his death in 1937 at his summer home in Boothbay Harbor, Maine.