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Franklin Corwin | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | Jesse Hale Moore |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Campbell |
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| Born | (1818-01-12)January 12, 1818 Lebanon, Ohio |
| Died | June 15, 1879(1879-06-15) (aged 61) Peru, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
Franklin Corwin (January 12, 1818 – June 15, 1879) was aUnited States representative fromIllinois.
Born inLebanon, Ohio, he attended private schools, studied law, and was admitted to thebar in 1839, practicing inWilmington, Ohio. He served in both houses of theOhio General Assembly. He moved toPeru, Illinois in 1857, and later became a member of theIllinois House of Representatives, serving as speaker.[1]
He was elected as aRepublican to theForty-third Congress, serving from March 4, 1873, to March 3, 1875.
He ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 1874, and resumed the practice of law inPeru. He died there in June 1879, aged 61.
Corwin was the nephew of U.S. RepresentativesMoses Bledso Corwin andThomas Corwin.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's 7th congressional district 1873-1875 | Succeeded by |
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