Frank F. Adel

Frank Fred Adel (October 11, 1884 – February 13, 1967) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge from New York. Life Adel was born on October 11, 1884, in New York City, New York, the son of cooper Jacob Adel and Margaret Ries. Adel graduated from St. Lawrence University with an LL.B. in 1903. He was admitted to the state bar in 1904, at which point he opened a law office in Ridgewood and practiced law there. He was a member of the advisory board of the Manhattan Company and a trustee of the Savings Bank of Ridgewood. In 1921, he was one of the 14 people who organized the latter bank, and he was an active director until his death. Adel was assistant District Attorney of Queens County from 1912 to 1917. In 1918, he was elected to the New York State Senate as a Democrat, representing New York's 2nd State Senate district (part of Queens). He served in the Senate in 1919.