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{{short description|American politician}}
{{distinguish|Franklin Webb}}
{{Infobox Congressman▼
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| state =[[Mississippi]]
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|predecessor=[[David R. Bowen]]
|successor=[[Mike Espy]]
| office1 = Judge of the [[Courts of Mississippi|Fourth Judicial District of Mississippi]]
| term_start1 = 1978
| term_end1 = 1982
| birth_name=William Webster Franklin
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1941|12|13}}
| birth_place =[[Greenwood, Mississippi]], U.S.
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| party =[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| term_start =January
| term_end = January 3, 1987
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| allegiance={{USA}}
| branch= [[United States Army
|serviceyears=1963
|rank=[[Major (United States)|Major]]
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'''William Webster
==Biography==
Born in [[Greenwood, Mississippi|Greenwood]] in [[Leflore County, Mississippi|Leflore County]] on the eastern edge of the [[Mississippi Delta]], Franklin graduated from [[Greenwood High School (Mississippi)|Greenwood High School]]. In 1963, he received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Mississippi State University]] at [[Starkville, Mississippi|
▲Greenwood]], [[Mississippi]], Franklin graduated from Greenwood High School. In 1963, he received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Mississippi State University]] at [[Starkville, Mississippi|Starkviklle]]. In 1966, he received his LL.B. and J.D., from the [[University of Mississippi]] at [[Oxford, Mississippi|Oxford]] and was admitted to the bar.
He was in the [[United States Army]] [[Judge Advocate General's Corps]], 1966.▼
=== Military legal career ===
He attended [[The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School|The JAG School]] at the [[University of Virginia]] and entered [[Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Army|U.S. Army JAG Corps]]. From 1963 to 1970, he was a [[Major (rank)|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 ===
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 [[United States Congress | Congress]]. He was defeated in 1986 in his bid for a third term by [[African-American]] [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Mike Espy]].
=== Later career ===
Upon leaving the U.S. House, Franklin returned to Greenwood to practice law.
==References==
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