Franklin Brockson, (August 6, 1865 – March 16, 1942) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington in

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. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U. S. Representative from Delaware.

Early life and family

Brockson was born in

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, New Castle County, Delaware. He graduated from the Wilmington Conference Academy at Dover in 1890.

Professional and political career

Brockson began his career as a teacher and principal in the public schools at Port Penn and Marshallton, Delaware. He studied the law and graduated from the law department of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia in 1896, when he was admitted to the Bar, and commenced practice in Wilmington, Delaware. In 1908 Brockson was elected to the State House for the 1909/10 session. Brockson was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1912. During this term, he served in the Democratic majority in the 63rd Congress. He was a supporter during that time of corporal punishment. Seeking reelection in 1914, he lost to Republican Thomas W. Miller, a lawyer from Wilmington, and son of the incumbent Governor Charles R. Miller. Brockson served from March 4, 1913, until March 3, 1915, during the administration of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. He then resumed the practice of law in Clayton and Wilmington.

Death and legacy

Brockson died at Clayton on March 16, 1942, and is buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery at Smyrna, Delaware.

Almanac

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External links

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Find a Grave

Places with more information

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