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Frank Custer Musser was an American politician. He served as the 27th mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania from 1922 to 1930. [1] He ran for Congress in Pennsylvania but was unsuccessful.

United States Federal republic in North America

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States or America, is a country composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles, the United States is the world's third or fourth largest country by total area and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe's 3.9 million square miles. With a population of over 327 million people, the U.S. is the third most populous country. The capital is Washington, D.C., and the largest city by population is New York City. Forty-eight states and the capital's federal district are contiguous in North America between Canada and Mexico. The State of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America, bordered by Canada to the east and across the Bering Strait from Russia to the west. The State of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The U.S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, stretching across nine official time zones. The extremely diverse geography, climate, and wildlife of the United States make it one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries.

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References

  1. Mayors of the City of Lancaster, PA Archived August 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine .. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
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Campaign buttons for Mayor in Lancaster, PA - Frank Custer Musser
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Campaign poster for Congress
Political offices
Preceded by
Horace E. Kennedy
Mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
19221930
Succeeded by
T. Warren Metzger