Alfred Franklin was the son of Missouri congressman and Arizona territorial governor Benjamin J. Franklin and his wife, Anna Barbour Johnston.
Alfred acted as his father's private secretary during Franklin's brief term as governor and later became his partner in a law firm.
Alfred Franklin married Cora Brill on 19 February 1901 in Phoenix, and the couple reared two daughters.
In 1910, Alfred was a delegate to the Arizona state constitutional convention. Upon statehood in 1912, he became chief justice of the Arizona State Supreme Court, a post he held until 1918.
Between 1919 and 1920, Alfred lost his wife, his mother and his older brother. Overcome with grief, he became a recluse and sought solitude in the desert. He was last seen alive in 1948; when and where he died is unknown.
Alfred acted as his father's private secretary during Franklin's brief term as governor and later became his partner in a law firm.
Alfred Franklin married Cora Brill on 19 February 1901 in Phoenix, and the couple reared two daughters.
In 1910, Alfred was a delegate to the Arizona state constitutional convention. Upon statehood in 1912, he became chief justice of the Arizona State Supreme Court, a post he held until 1918.
Between 1919 and 1920, Alfred lost his wife, his mother and his older brother. Overcome with grief, he became a recluse and sought solitude in the desert. He was last seen alive in 1948; when and where he died is unknown.
Alfred Franklin was the son of Missouri congressman and Arizona territorial governor Benjamin J. Franklin and his wife, Anna Barbour Johnston.
Alfred acted as his father's private secretary during Franklin's brief term as governor and later became his partner in a law firm.
Alfred Franklin married Cora Brill on 19 February 1901 in Phoenix, and the couple reared two daughters.
In 1910, Alfred was a delegate to the Arizona state constitutional convention. Upon statehood in 1912, he became chief justice of the Arizona State Supreme Court, a post he held until 1918.
Between 1919 and 1920, Alfred lost his wife, his mother and his older brother. Overcome with grief, he became a recluse and sought solitude in the desert. He was last seen alive in 1948; when and where he died is unknown.
Alfred acted as his father's private secretary during Franklin's brief term as governor and later became his partner in a law firm.
Alfred Franklin married Cora Brill on 19 February 1901 in Phoenix, and the couple reared two daughters.
In 1910, Alfred was a delegate to the Arizona state constitutional convention. Upon statehood in 1912, he became chief justice of the Arizona State Supreme Court, a post he held until 1918.
Between 1919 and 1920, Alfred lost his wife, his mother and his older brother. Overcome with grief, he became a recluse and sought solitude in the desert. He was last seen alive in 1948; when and where he died is unknown.
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