Background
Franklin, Marvin Augustus was born on June 19, 1894 in White County, Georgia, United States. Son of Charles Leonard and Eliza (Ledford) Franklin.
Franklin, Marvin Augustus was born on June 19, 1894 in White County, Georgia, United States. Son of Charles Leonard and Eliza (Ledford) Franklin.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Georgia, 1915. Doctor of Divinity, Birmingham-Southern College, 1937, Emory University, 1957. Doctor of Laws, Millsaps College, 1952.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Lambuth College, 1962.
July 1952); children—Marvin, Junior, Mary Ruth (Mistress William West. Jeffries), Robert Leonard, Louise (Mistress Levi Lawson Wade). Married second, Mistress Fae Luster Lane, December 2, 1953. 1 stepdaughter, Carolyn (Mistress Lee West. Johnson, Junior).
Licensed to preach, October 1910.
Ordained minister, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1917. Pastor Center, Georgia, 1911-1913, Princeton, Georgia, 1914-1915, Danielsville, 1916-1919, Rockmart, 1920-1922, Lawrenceville, 1923-1924, Barnesville, 1925-1926, Park Saint Church, Atlanta, 1927-1930.
Pastor Riverside Park Church, Jacksonville, Florida, 1931-1934, Highlands Church, Birmingham, Alabama, 1935-1948. Consecrated bishop Methodist Church, Columbia, South Carolina., July 1948.
Appointed to Jackson, Mississippi area.
President council of Bishops, Methodist Church, 1959-1960.
Member General Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church South., 1938. Member board education, vice president radio and film commission, board publication Methodist Church, 1944-1948. Member World Methodist Council.
Past president Birmingham Protestant Pastors’ Union.
Director Birmingham Community Chest, 1942-1944. Member national council, Boy Scouts of America.
Member of the board of trustees Millsaps College (chairman), Rust College, Emory University. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Theta Phi, Delta Tau Delta, Omicron Delta Kappa, Pi Tau Chirurgical
Club: Jackson Country.
Married Ruth Tuck, November 24, 1915 (deceased. Married second, Mistress. Children: Marvin, Junior.