Frank LaMar Christian

Frank LaMar Christian

Christian in 1927
Warden of Elmira Correctional Facility
In office
1917–1939
Personal details
Born (1876-02-23)February 23, 1876
New York
Died November 20, 1955(1955-11-20) (aged 79)
New York
Education Cornell University
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Frank LaMar Christian, M.D. (February 23, 1876 October 20, 1955), was the warden of Elmira Correctional Facility from 1917 to 1939.[1]

Biography

He was born on February 23, 1876 in New York. He had a short career in baseball for one of the Rochester teams. He attended Cornell University then received his M.D. from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He became the ambulance physician at Bellevue Hospital. He took a job at Eastern District Reformatory and in 1901 he was appointed as the medical superintendent of the Elmira Correctional Facility.[2]

He was appointed as the warden of Elmira in 1917.[1]

In 1929 he was appointed as the acting warden at Auburn Correctional Facility following a riot.[3][4][5]

He retired after being stabbed in his car by two prisoners attempting an escape in 1939.[6]

He died on October 20, 1955 in New York.[1]

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