Background
Franklin, John Eddy was born on July 31, 1863 in in Holt Company, Missouri, United States. Son of Shadrach and Imogene (Eddy) Franklin.
Franklin, John Eddy was born on July 31, 1863 in in Holt Company, Missouri, United States. Son of Shadrach and Imogene (Eddy) Franklin.
Bachelor of Arts, William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri, 1884, Master of Arts, 1899 (Doctor of Laws, 1911).
Engaged in banking since 22 years of age. President Bankers Trust Company of Saint Louis since 1906. President Mississippi Valley Railroad, San Antomio, Uvalde & Gulf Railroad Owns a 5,000-acre farm in Pemiscot Company, Missouri.
The purpose of human existence is to love, worship, and serve God in thought, word, and deed, and, grounded in this relationship with God, to love and serve others
Member of the board of trustees William Jewell College. Member Phi Gamma Delta. Club: Mercantile.
Married Emma Timms, of Liberty, Missouri, August 4, 1886.