Lester C. Franklin
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Lester C. Franklin | |
|---|---|
 c. 1917 | |
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 34th district | |
| In office January 1916 – January 1920 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 28, 1886 Eupora, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | February 18, 1953 (aged 66) Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
Lester Cicero Franklin (July 28, 1886 - February 18, 1953) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate, from the 34th district, from 1916 to 1920.
Lester Cicero Franklin was born on July 28, 1886, in Eupora, Mississippi.[1] He was the son of Cicero Howard Franklin and Mary (Riddle) Franklin.[1][2] Franklin attended the public schools of Choctaw County, Mississippi, and graduated from Bennett Academy with literary and oratory honors.[1] Franklin then graduated from Mississippi College in 1910.[1] He then went to Cumberland University and graduated with a L. L. B. in 1911.[1] The next year, he took a law course at Millsaps College under A. H. Whitfield, a Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi.[1] He then moved to Clarksdale, Mississippi, where he began practicing law.[1]