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1941 birthsLiving peopleMembers of the United States House of Representatives from MississippiMississippi state court judgesMississippi RepublicansMississippi lawyersUnited States Army officersJudge Advocate General's Corps, United States ArmyUniversity of Mississippi School of Law alumniMississippi State University alumniPeople from Greenwood, MississippiRepublican Party members of the United States House of Representatives


RepublicanU.S. RepresentativeMississippi's 2nd congressional districtGreenwoodLeflore CountyMississippi DeltaGreenwood High SchoolBachelor of ArtsMississippi State UniversityStarkvilleLL.B.Juris DoctorateUniversity of Mississippi School of LawOxfordmajorUnited States ArmyJudge Advocate General's CorpsAfrican-AmericanDemocratMike Espy





















































Webb Franklin
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Mississippi's 2nd district

In office
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987
Preceded by David R. Bowen
Succeeded by Mike Espy

Personal details
Born
William Webster Franklin


(1941-12-13) December 13, 1941 (age 77)
Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S.
Political party Republican
Alma mater
Mississippi State University
University of Mississippi
Profession Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance
 United States
Branch/service
United States Army
Judge Advocate General's Corps
Years of service 1963–1970
Rank Major

William Webster Franklin (born December 13, 1941), is a Republican former U.S. Representative for Mississippi's 2nd congressional district, a position that he filled for two terms from 1983 to 1987.



Biography


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 Doctorate from the University of Mississippi School of Law at Oxford and was admitted to the bar. 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.


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, when he was elected to Congress. He was defeated in 1986 in his bid for a third term by the African-American Democrat Mike Espy. Upon leaving the U.S. House, Franklin returned to Greenwood to practice law.




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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
David R. Bowen

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Mississippi's 2nd congressional district

1983–1987
Succeeded by
Mike Espy







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