Person Information

Biography

Franklin T. Backus was born in Massachusetts. He was admitted as a junior-year student to Yale in 1834 and was admitted to the bar in 1839. He was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1846 and in 1848 became a state senator. He served on the peace committee in Washington in 1861. He was also a founding member of the Western Reserve Historical Society.

Citations

Biography and Citation Information:
Biography: 

Franklin T. Backus was born in Massachusetts. He was admitted as a junior-year student to Yale in 1834 and was admitted to the bar in 1839. He was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1846 and in 1848 became a state senator. He served on the peace committee in Washington in 1861. He was also a founding member of the Western Reserve Historical Society.

Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://case.edu/ech/articles/b/backus-franklin-thomas/
Title of Webpage: 
Case Western Reserve University: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
Website Viewing Date: 
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 - 15:45
Website's Last Modified Date: 
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 - 15:45
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://case.edu/ech/articles/b/backus-franklin-thomas/
Title of Webpage: 
Case Western Reserve University: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
Website Viewing Date: 
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 - 15:45
Website Last Modified Date: 
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 - 15:45
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://case.edu/ech/articles/b/backus-franklin-thomas/
Title of Webpage: 
Case Western Reserve University: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
Website Viewing Date: 
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 - 15:45
Website Last Modified Date: 
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 - 15:45