Franklin Corwin (12 January 1818 - 15 June 1879) was a United States Representative from Illinois. January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ...

Born in Lebanon, Ohio, he attended private schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1839, practicing in Wilmington, Ohio. He moved to Peru, Illinois in 1857, and later became a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, serving as speaker. Lebanon is a city in Warren County, Ohio, United States. ... A bar association is a body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. ... For other places called Wilmington, see Wilmington Wilmington is a city located in Clinton County, Ohio. ... Aerial view of Peru, Illinois Peru is a city in La Salle County, Illinois, United States. ... The Illinois House of Representatives convenes at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. ...

He was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress, serving from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875. The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Democratic Party. ... {{move}} // Dates of Sessions December 1, 1873 to March 3, 1875. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

He ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 1874, and resumed the practice of law in Peru. He died there in June 1879, aged 61.

Corwin was the nephew of U.S. Representatives Moses Bledso Corwin and Thomas Corwin. Thomas Corwin, also known as Tom Corwin and The Wagon Boy (July 29, 1794 – December 18, 1865) was a politician from the state of Ohio who served as a prosecuting attorney, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, United States House of Representatives, and United States Senate, and as...

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