New Jersey State Senator. Born in Atlantic City, the youngest of ten children born to James and Maria (Clowney) Farley. As a youth, teammates gave him the nickname "Happy", which was shortened to "Hap" as he got older. He attended Wenonah Military Academy and the University of Pennsylvania, before graduating from Georgetown Law School in 1925. Frank was elected in 1937 to represent Atlantic County in the New Jersey Assembly, and in 1940 he was elected to the New Jersey Senate. In 1941, Enoch "Nucky" Johnson, boss of the Atlantic City/Atlantic County Republican political machine, was convicted of income tax evasion and sent to prison. Frank, succeeded Johnson as the leader of the organization. He rose through the leadership ranks of the State Senate to become Senate majority leader in January, 1944. Early 1945 he was Senate President. As state senator, Frank was president of the "21 Club", which was composed of New Jersey's county Republican chairmen, and which provided a basis for him to exert statewide political influence. When he entered the New Jersey Senate, each of the state's twenty-one counties was represented by one senator. This resulted in the smaller counties, which included most South Jersey counties, and Frank was very effective in assembling a majority of the twenty-one senators to support his proposals. He served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention starting in 1944, and was instrumental in getting the New Jersey delegation at the 1968 Republican National Convention to switch their support from favorite son Clifford P. Case to Richard Nixon. In the latter part of his legislative career, a growing number of Atlantic City activists and leaders proposed the legalization of casino gambling as a way to rebuild the deteriorated city and rejuvenate its declining economy. During his final year as state senator, however, Frank did attempt to enact legislation to authorize a referendum that would legalize gambling in Atlantic City. The proposed legislation, which was officially sponsored by his political ally Senator Frank X. McDermott (R-Union) because Frank feared a backlash if he publicly appeared to support it, lacked safeguards and was soundly defeated in the Senate. Frank married Marie Feyl. He died at his home in Ventnor City, New Jersey at the age of 75. Frank was considered one of the most powerful legislator in New Jersey history.