Franklin Brockson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Delaware's At-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | |
| Preceded by | William H. Heald |
| Succeeded by | Thomas W. Miller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 6, 1865 New Castle County, Delaware |
| Died | March 16, 1942 (aged 76) Clayton, Delaware |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Clayton, Delaware |
| Alma mater | Washington and Lee University |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
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.
Brockson was born in Blackbird Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware. He graduated from the Wilmington Conference Academy at Dover (later Wesley College) in 1890.
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.[1] 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.
Brockson died at Clayton on March 16, 1942, and is buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery at Smyrna, Delaware.
Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. Members of the General Assembly take office the second Tuesday of January. State Representatives have a two-year term. U.S. Representatives took office March 4 and also have a two-year term.
| Public Offices | ||||||
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| Office | Type | Location | Began office | Ended office | notes | |
| State Representative | Legislature | Dover | January 14, 1909 | January 11, 1911 | ||
| U.S. Representative | Legislature | Washington | March 4, 1913 | March 3, 1915 | ||
| United States Congressional service | ||||||
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| Dates | Congress | Chamber | Majority | President | Committees | Class/District |
| 1913–1915 | 63rd | U.S. House | Democratic | Woodrow Wilson. | at-large | |
| Election results | |||||||||||
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| Year | Office | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||
| 1912 | U.S. Representative | Franklin Brockson | Democratic | 22,485 | 47% | George Hall Hiram R. Burton Louis A. Drexler |
Republican Republican Independent |
16,740 5,497 2,825 |
35% 11% 6% | ||
| 1914 | U.S. Representative | Franklin Brockson | Democratic | 20,681 | 45% | Thomas W. Miller | Republican | 22,922 | 50% | ||
