Richard Frame

Richard C. "Dick" Frame was an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1962 to 1977. He is the uncle of John Frame, who is a reformed theologian.

Career

He served in the military during World War II. He then earned a degree from Yale University and a law degree from University of Virginia School of Law.
In 1973, he became Republican Senate Leader, defeating Robert D. Fleming. In 1974, he was elected chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican Party. In 1976, he lost the Senate leadership to Henry G. Hager.

Death

He died on February 24, 1977, in a plane crash near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. A bridge on Pennsylvania Route 8 is named after him. In 1986 the Pennsylvania General Assembly designated a section of Pennsylvania Route 8 in Venango County as the Richard C. Frame Memorial Highway.