John Rankin Franklin

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John Rankin Franklin (born May 6, 1820 in Berlin , Maryland , †  January 11, 1878 in Snow Hill , Maryland) was an American politician . Between 1853 and 1855 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Franklin enjoyed a classical education and graduated from Jefferson College in 1836 . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1841, he began to work in Snow Hill in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Whig Party . Between 1840 and 1843 he sat in the Maryland House of Representatives , where he was temporarily President of the Chamber. In 1851 he headed the State board of public works .

In the congressional election of 1852 , Franklin was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Maryland , where he succeeded Richard Bowie on March 4, 1853 . Until March 3, 1855, he was able to complete a legislative term in Congress . These were shaped by the events leading up to the civil war . In 1859 Franklin was once again a member of the state parliament. Since 1867 he served as a judge in the Maryland First Judicial District. John Franklin died on January 11, 1878 in Snow Hill.

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