Franklin Thomas Backus

Franklin Thomas Backus
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the Cuyahoga & Geauga Counties district
In office
December 6, 1847 – December 2, 1849
Preceded bySeabury Ford
Succeeded byHenry B. Payne
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the Cuyahoga County district
In office
December 7, 1846 – December 5, 1847
Serving with Theodore Breck
Preceded byD. Harvey
Succeeded byTheodore Breck
Personal details
Born(1813-05-06)May 6, 1813
DiedMay 14, 1870(1870-05-14) (aged 57)
Resting placeLake View Cemetery
PartyWhig
Other political
affiliations
Republican
Democratic
SpouseLucy Mygatt (m. 1842)
Alma materYale University
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Franklin Thomas Backus (May 6, 1813 – May 14, 1870) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a defense attorney in the Oberlin–Wellington Rescue case and the Case Western Reserve University School of Law was once named for him.