Franklin Elmore Kennamer

Franklin Elmore Kennamer
Franklin Elmore Kennamer
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
	In office; June 1, 1940 – May 1, 1960
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
	In office; February 16, 1925 – June 1, 1940
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Royce H. Savage
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
	In office; February 19, 1924 – February 16, 1925
Nominated by	Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Judge of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
	In office; 1920–1924
Personal details
Born	January 12, 1879; Kennamer Cove, Alabama, U.S.
Died	May 1, 1960 (aged 81)

Franklin Elmore Kennamer (January 12, 1879 – May 1, 1960) was a United States federal judge and a former Justice of the Oklahoma State Supreme Court.

Early life

Franklin Elmore Kennamer was born in Kennamer Cove, Marshall County, Alabama on January 12, 1879,^[1] to Seaborn F. Kennamer (1830 - 1915) and his wife, Nancy Elizabeth Mitchell Kennamer (1848 - 1898).^[2]

Kennamer was a Colonel in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War, and then read law in 1905, to pass the Bar examination and qualify as a lawyer.. He was a city attorney for Madill, Oklahoma from 1915 to 1916, and mayor of Madill from 1919 to 1920. He was a judge on the Oklahoma Supreme Court from 1920 to 1924.

Moved to District Judge E. D. OK.

On January 28, 1924, Kennamer was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma(in case citations, E.D. Okla. or E.D. Ok.) created by 42 Stat. 837. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 19, 1924, and received his commission the same day. On February 16, 1925, Kennamer was reassigned to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. He assumed senior status on May 31, 1940, serving in that capacity until his death.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Lawyer Politicians in Oklahoma." PoliticalGraveyard.com Accessed December 30, 2016.
^ "https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100130973 "Franklin E Kennamer" FindaGrave. November 4, 2012. Accessed December 30, 2016.

Sources

Franklin Elmore Kennamer at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by new seat	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma 1924–1925	Succeeded by seat abolished
Preceded by new seat	Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma 1925–1940	Succeeded by Royce H. Savage

[1] "Lawyer Politicians in Oklahoma." PoliticalGraveyard.com Accessed December 30, 2016.

[FindGrave-2] "https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100130973 "Franklin E Kennamer" FindaGrave. November 4, 2012. Accessed December 30, 2016.

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