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Franklin Thomas Backus

Franklin Thomas Backus

American lawyer and politician

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Franklin Thomas Backus (May 6, 1813 – May 14, 1870) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a defense attorney in the Oberlin–Wellington Rescue case and the Case Western Reserve University School of Law was once named for him.