Anning Smith Prall

Anning Smith Prall
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 11th district
In office November 6, 1923 – January 3, 1935
Preceded by	Daniel J. Riordan
Succeeded by	James A. O'Leary
Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
In office March 9, 1935 – June 23, 1937
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Eugene Sikes
Succeeded by	Frank McNich
Personal details
Born	(1870-09-17)September 17, 1870 Staten Island, New York
Died	July 23, 1937(1937-07-23) (aged 66) Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Political party	Democratic

Anning Smith Prall (September 17, 1870 – July 23, 1937) was a 6-term U.S. Representative from New York from 1923 to 1935.

He was born in Port Richmond, Staten Island and the first chief commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).^[1] Prall served as a member and chairman of the FCC from January 15, 1935, until his death in 1937 at his summer home in Boothbay Harbor, Maine.