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Franklin Elmore Kennamer (January 12, 1879 – May 1, 1960) was a United States federal judge (1924 - 1940). He also served on the Oklahoma State Supreme Court from 1920 to 1924.
Early life
Franklin Elmore Kennamer was born in Kennamer Cove, Marshall County, Alabama on January 12, 1879, to Seaborn F. Kennamer (1830 - 1915) and his wife, Nancy Elizabeth Mitchell Kennamer (1848 - 1898).
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.