John E. Frankum
American judge
About John E. Frankum
Lived 1898 – 1978 (aged 79–80).
John Eccleston Frankum (March 6, 1898 – June 7, 1978) was the hief Justice on the Supreme Court of Georgia from 1967 to 1970.
Early life, education, and career Born in Habersham County, Georgia, Frankum received his law degree from Atlanta Law School in 1920 and entered the practice of law in Clarkesville, Georgia. He was mayor of Clarkesville from 1931 to 1936.
Frankum resigned from the court in 1970. He died eight years later, after a lengthy illness.
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American judge
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John E. Frankum was born in 1898.
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John E. Frankum died in 1978.
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