James Thomas Franklin was an Australian politician. He was a member of the

Western Australian Legislative Council The Western Australian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Western Australia, a state of Australia. It is regarded as a house of review for legislation passed by the Legislative Assembly, the lower house. The two Houses ...

representing the Metropolitan and Suburban Provinces from his election on 22 May 1928 until the end of his term in 1940. Franklin was a member of the

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until 1917, then joined the National Party.

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