Biography of Charles H. Franklin
This article is a biographical sketch of Dr. Charles H. Franklin, a prominent physician and planter from Union Springs, Alabama. Born in Georgia in 1838, Dr. Franklin received his early education in Alabama and went on to study medicine at the University of Nashville in Tennessee. He served as an assistant surgeon during the Civil War before graduating from the University of Louisiana in 1866 and settling down to practice in Union Springs. Dr. Franklin is also involved in planting and fruit growing, as well as serving as the president of the Union Springs cotton-mills. He is an active member of the State Medical Association and has served as its president. Dr. Franklin has been married twice and has seven children.
