Franklin Brockson

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name = Franklin Brockson
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office = U.S. Representative from Delaware
term_start = March 4 1913
term_end = March 3 1915
predecessor = William H. Heald
successor = Thomas W. Miller
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birth_place = New Castle County, Delaware
death_date =death date and age|1942|3|16|1865|8|6
death_place = Clayton, Delaware
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party = Democratic
residence = Clayton, Delaware
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occupation = lawyer
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Franklin Brockson, (August 6 1865 – March 16 1942) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. 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 August 6 1865 in Blackbird Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware. He graduated from the Wilmington Conference Academy at Dover, Delaware., 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. 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 March 16 1942 in Clayton, Delaware and is buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna, Delaware.

Public offices

Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1st. U.S. Representatives took office March 4th and have terms of two years.