Davenport was born in Paterson in 1912 and attended St. Joseph 's High School there . In World War II , he was an Army intelligence special agent . He began his law enforcement career as Undersheriff of Passaic County . In 1960 , he became the elected Sheriff of Passaic County , a position his father once held . He was reelected Sheriff in 1963 , 1966 , 1969 , and 1972 though he resigned his Sheriff office upon becoming a State Senator and by 1977 was an Undersheriff again . He had also served as the chair of the Passaic County Republican Party from 1968 to 1974 and attended the 1968 and 1972 Republican National Convention as a district delegate
1972 Republican National Convention
1972 Republican National Convention
Frank Davenport