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Webb Franklin

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Webb Franklin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Mississippi's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987
Preceded byDavid R. Bowen
Succeeded byMike Espy
Judge of the Fourth Judicial District of Mississippi
In office
1978–1982
Personal details
Born
William Webster Franklin

(1941-12-13) December 13, 1941 (age 82)
Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationMississippi State University (BA)
University of Mississippi (JD, LLB)
ProfessionLawyer
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1963-1970
RankMajor
UnitJ.A.G. Corps

William Webster Franklin (born December 13, 1941) is an American lawyer, politician, and jurist from Mississippi. As a Republican, he served in the United States House of Representatives representing Mississippi's 2nd congressional district from 1983 to 1987.

Biography

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Born in Greenwood in Leflore County on the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta, Franklin graduated from Greenwood High School. In 1963, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mississippi State University at Starkville. In 1966, he received his LL.B. and Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law at Oxford and was admitted to the bar.

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He attended The JAG School at the University of Virginia and entered U.S. Army JAG Corps. From 1963 to 1970, he was a major in the United States Army. In 1966, he was a member of the Army's Judge Advocate General's Corps.

Law practice and judicial career

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Franklin practiced law in Greenwood from 1970 to 1972, when he became as assistant district attorney for the state Fourth Circuit District Court.

In 1978, he was elected circuit judge for the Fourth District and remained in that office until 1982.

Congress

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In 1983, he began his first of two terms in Congress. He was defeated in 1986 in his bid for a third term by African-American Democrat Mike Espy.

Later career

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Upon leaving the U.S. House, Franklin returned to Greenwood to practice law.

References

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  • United States Congress. "Webb Franklin (id: F000347)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • Appearances on C-SPAN
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Mississippi's 2nd congressional district

1983–1987
Succeeded by
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byas Former US Representative Order of precedence of the United States
as Former US Representative
Succeeded byas Former US Representative