Background
Polk, Franklin Adelbert was born on April 26, 1911 in Cleveland.
Polk, Franklin Adelbert was born on April 26, 1911 in Cleveland.
Bachelor cum laude, John Carroll University, 1935. Juris Doctor, Cleveland State University, 1939.
Private practice, Cleveland, since 1940.
Founder Broadway-55th Merchants Association, 1933. Founder, trustee St. Michael's School Endowment Trust Fund, 1980—1984. Member Republican executive committee.
Republican candidate for mayor Cleveland, 1949. Officer Cleveland Board Education, 1944—1952. Member Broadway Development Corporation, 1972.
Fellow: Roscoe Pound Foundation, American Bar Endowment, American Bar Foundation, American Bar Association 2d Century Fund, Ohio State Bar Foundation, American Judicature Society. Member: American Association For Justice, John Carroll University National Alumni Association, Cleveland State Law School Alumni Association, Cleveland State University Alummi Senate, Ohio Trial Lawyers Association, Cuyahoga County Bar Association, Cleveland Academy Trial Lawyers, Cuyahoga County Bar Foundation, Federal Bar Association Cleveland, National Association Criminal Defense Lawyers, Ohio State Bar Association, Knights of Columbus.
Married Julia Gabriel Polk, June 20, 1939. Children: Franklin G., Loretta Polk Gainor.