Franklin Elmore Kennamer

Franklin Elmore Kennamer (January 12, 1879 – May 1, 1960) was a Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.

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
Appointed byoperation of law
Preceded bySeat established by 43 Stat. 945
Succeeded byRoyce H. Savage
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
In office
February 19, 1924  February 16, 1925
Appointed byCalvin Coolidge
Preceded bySeat established by 42 Stat. 837
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
Born
Franklin Elmore Kennamer

(1879-01-12)January 12, 1879
Kennamer Cove, Alabama
DiedMay 1, 1960(1960-05-01) (aged 81)
Resting placeChelsea Cemetery
Chelsea, Oklahoma
Educationread law

Education and career

Born to Seaborn F. Kennamer (1830 – 1915) and his wife, Nancy Elizabeth Mitchell Kennamer (1848 – 1898) on January 12, 1879,[1] in Kennamer Cove, Marshall County, Alabama, Kennamer read law in 1905. He was a Colonel in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War. He was the city attorney of Madill, Oklahoma from 1915 to 1916. He was the Mayor of Madill from 1919 to 1920. He was a Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court from 1920 to 1924.[2]

Federal judicial service

Kennamer was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge on January 28, 1924, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, to a new seat authorized by 42 Stat. 837. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 19, 1924, and received his commission the same day. Kennamer was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma on February 16, 1925, to a new seat authorized by 43 Stat. 945. He assumed senior status due to a certified disability on June 1, 1940. His service terminated on May 1, 1960, due to his death.[2] He was interred in Chelsea Cemetery in Chelsea, Oklahoma.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 42 Stat. 837
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
1924–1925
Succeeded by
Seat abolished
Preceded by
Seat established by 43 Stat. 945
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
1925–1940
Succeeded by
Royce H. Savage
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