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William Francis Frank (November 27, 1874 – September 9, 1938)[1] was a justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri from 1929 until his death in 1938, serving as chief justice from May 1934 to October 1935.[1][2]
Born in Schuyler County, Missouri, he became a teacher at the age of fifteen, and read law while working as a teacher to gain admission to the bar in 1903. He practiced law and held various positions of public trust.[1]
"On November 6, 1928, he was elected to the Supreme Court of Missouri for a term that began on January 1, 1929. He was elected to serve a ten-year term that expired on December 31, 1938".[1]